Chief Justice stresses judicial impartiality in address to lawmakers<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tMurkowski already has a healthy lead in fundraising, with more than $4.2 million in cash on hand as of Dec. 31, 2021, according to the Federal Election Commission. Tshibaka too, has a significant war chest with more than $600,000 and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
But this will be the first election under Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system, which Gray-Jackson said will give voters the opportunity to vote their conscience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The state senator criticized Murkowski for not voting for the recent voting rights legislation that came before Congress and for approving non-pro choice Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“I’m 100% pro-choice,” Gray-Jackson said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Health care was another area Gray-Jackson said was important to her, noting that her son and many other Alaskans are unable to afford coverage. Public safety and raising wages for workers were other areas the state senator said were important to her.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Elected to the Alaska State Senate in 2018, Gray-Jackson previous served on the Anchorage Assembly, a body she worked for in several roles since 1988, according to her legislative biography, eventually becoming director of the Budget and Legislative Services Office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Gray-Jackson is the first Black woman to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Alaska, and noted to reporters she was the first minority to serve as chairperson of the Anchorage Assembly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“I was the first minority to be before the chair when I served on the Anchorage Assembly,” Gray-Jackson said. “I’m looking forward to working hard and reaching out to Alaskans so that I can get elected to the U.S. Senate and when I’m elected to the US Senate I’ll make history once again.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
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