There Is a Real Choice in the Race for House District 27
Contributed by Ron Johnson
During this election cycle, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives are up for election. Most of those seats have more than one candidate from which voters can choose. This is an opportunity for voters to measure incumbents and determine if they’ve kept promises made or whether it’s time for a change. The race for House District 27 is one where voters have a legitimate choice between an incumbent with no accomplishments in four terms and a challenger with a proven track record during the last three years on the Mat-Su School Board. That challenger is Jubilee Underwood.
When Jubilee saw that her voice as a parent wasn’t being heard, she ran for the school board and won. When boys tried to enter our daughters’ bathrooms and sports teams, she kept them out. When the federal government pushed policies harmful to children’s wellbeing during the COVID pandemic, she protected our kids.
In the three years she has served on the school board, Jubilee accomplished everything she promised she would, but the current representative can’t say the same. In nearly eight years in the state house, he introduced more than 140 measures and has never managed to advance any of them to the House floor for a vote. However, during the last session, he did manage to frequently vote with the Democratic Minority, including voting for a significantly reduced PFD.
The current representative was 1 of 3 key nay votes in 2022 that shot down paying a full PFD. That critical vote took over a BILLION dollars out of your pockets and the private sector.
To add insult to injury, his adversarial approach towards his fellow colleagues has left him in a minority of one and gotten him removed from the only policy committee of which he was a member. Clearly the Mat-Su deserves a change.
As a contrast, Jubilee will be a true representative of the Valley by working with others to move Alaska forward. She embraces fiscal responsibility, a statutory PFD, lowering or preventing taxes and limiting government spending. She is committed to defending parental choice in schools. She has committed to defending our constitutional rights and cracking down on crime.
Jubilee will stand steadfast to common sense principles and accomplish what she is elected to do, just as she has during her time on the school board.