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Mat-Su Democrats
House District Organizational Meetings Report
March 7, 2026
ALL our districts are represented by at least one participant – that’s quite an accomplishment!
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HD 25: Diane George, Karen Halpin, Valerie Mittelstead
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HD 26: Kenda Huling, Irene Waggoner (need secretary)
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HD 27: Patti Fisher, Vicki Malone (need secretary)
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HD 28: Kit Kennedy (need vice chair/SCC and secretary)
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HD 29: Corinne Kubena, Lydia Lester, Ruth Knight, Jim Mason
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HD 30: Abigail Grenier (can we help her recruit other officers?)
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House District representatives are vital participants in the Alaska Democratic Party’s outreach efforts. “This body ensures the Alaska Democrats’ mission to build a sustainable, inclusive, and effective Democratic organization that empowers local leaders, supports candidates, and effects Democrats at every level of government.”
Make A Difference in the Mat-Su
We are well into the 2026 mid-term election cycle. The board is being set with great candidates who need our support, and there are still many opportunities to Make A Difference in the Mat-Su!
Bottom line: we need YOU. We need you as a participant in each District, we need you to throw your hat into the ring and challenge the current establishment, we need your voice to be heard in our community!
How to Participate
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Please contact us: matsudems@gmail.com with your name, your contact information, and your House District number
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Locate your District number (along with current elected officials information) here: (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=4e1f5b5861d54908970ee25d0955e4fb )
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Tell us what you would like to do:
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Openings for House District officials: VoteBuilder access, coordination for outreach efforts to Democrats and like-minded voters within each district
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HD 26: Secretary
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HD 27: Secretary
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HD 28: Vice Chair, SCC Member, and Secretary
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HD 30: Vice Chair, SCC Member, and Secretary
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Openings for local candidates: gain political experience, use as an opportunity to have your voice heard on critical, essential issues for the Mat-Su and for Alaska
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly Seats: Districts 1, 2, 4
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Matanuska-Susitna School Board Seats: Districts 3, 6
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Openings at the regional level:
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Mat-Su Democrats Committee Chairs needed:
Communications, Fundraising and Candidate Recruitment
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A list of and contact info for US House representatives by State.
​An alphabetical list of and contact info for US Senators.
A strong national group is very active in fighting for and defending democracy.
Red Wine and Blue - Standing up to Extremism
Progressive, political organization with over 500,000 women working together to change the world by fighting extremism and defending democracy. Stay connected through weekly podcast, Facebook group, SWEEP and weekly newsletter, The Sip.
Local Indivisible chapter sponsors many protest marches
Tracks money in politics
Advocacy group. Nonpartisan, 500K membership, no corporate or federal money. Focuses a lot on making the government work
Working for change deals with current issues, upcoming events and calls to action
Advocacy group, petition signing
David Hogg, Parkland High shooting survivor and newly elected Vice Chair of DNC, created agency to support the election of young adults.
Valuable info as to rights and protections
Social justice, 10M members
Local issues
grassroots movement to foster action
easy and efficient method to contact legislators by making 5 supported calls
recruits and supports young candidates for down ballot office as a step to higher office
self-explanatory
Alaska-based government watchdog working to increase public transparency
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