Ed Wesley

Solving Our Fiscal Crisis & Balancing the Budget:

• As your State Senator, I will not shy away from the hard choices and challenges that our state budget presents. As a retired senior tax advisor, insurance broker, and former member of the Anchorage Chamber’s Small Business Committee, I offer unparalleled experience, insight, and credentials in this race to hit the ground running in Juneau and fight for you. You deserve someone with real-world experience to represent you and actively fight for you.

To Tax or Not To Tax:

• If we reinstate the state income tax, I support a sunset clause that will trigger a suspension of the tax when the state returns to sound fiscal stability. We can reach that point through increased production of our natural resources, royalty and tax revenue from a natural gas pipeline, or other growth in Alaska’s industries.
• An income tax must be progressive, with an offset for the Permanent Fund Dividend—holding all Alaskans harmless for receiving this piece of their mineral royalty from Alaska’s commonly owned resources.

Education:

• One of Alaska’s great resources is its people.

• Providing funding for education is in an investment for the future. It starts with funding pre k and our university. Alaska will benefit from having an educated population that attract businesses that generate additional revenue. Businesses will receive the benefit of have an educated workforce that can be creative and productive.

​Veterans:

• Veteran programs and rights are extremely important to me and that’s why I serve on the Veterans Volunteer Committee at the Alaska VA Hospital and member of the American Legion. I will continue to advocate for veterans as a State Senator.

​Unions:

• I support collective bargaining. I will fight to keep it that way.^[1]

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