Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce will run in this year’s gubernatorial election, according to news reports, making him the latest Republican challenger to incumbent Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce will run in this year’s gubernatorial election, according to news reports, making him the latest Republican challenger to incumbent GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy.the Alaska Landmine reportedPierce is in his second term as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough after voters first elected him in 2017. He retired a year earlier from a manager position at Enstar, the natural gas utility, according to financial disclosures.
Pierce’s public profile has risen during COVID-19 pandemic, during which he’s opposed mask and vaccine mandates and also questioned the value of the shots, which the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPierce also drew public attention last year when he promoted ivermectin, an unproven coronavirus treatment, and said: “Let the doctors experiment with perhaps some things that haven’t been signed off by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pierce didn’t immediately return a call Friday, asking in a text message if he could call back later. He , the conservative news site, that “opportunities abound, and we’re not taking advantage of those opportunities right now.”Must Read Alaska reported that Pierce had filed fundraising forms by fax with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, but the commission’s database did not include that information and officials there did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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