Soldotna is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census,the population was 4,342,up from 4,163 in 2010. It is the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
The Peninsula Clarion is a regional newspaper published in Kenai,Alaska that serves the population of the Kenai Peninsula.
Sean Randall Parnell is an American attorney and politician who was the tenth governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. He succeeded Sarah Palin in July 2009,and was elected governor in his own right in 2010 with 59.06% of the vote,as the largest percentage margin of any Alaska governor since the state's admission into the United States. In 2014,he narrowly lost his bid for re-election and returned to work in the private sector. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Thomas T. Anderson was a partner at Optima Public Relations in Anchorage,Alaska and host of the "Tom Anderson Show" radio talk show (www.TomAndersonShow.com) on KVNT 92.5 FM and 1020 AM in Anchorage and Mat-Su. Anderson,a Republican,was an Alaska state representative for District 19 representing northeast Anchorage for two terms,from 2003 to 2007. He became known for his sponsorship of legislation which expanded Alaska's DNA database to assist in forensic identification of criminal suspects through DNA testing.
Gary Lee Stevens is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since his appointment in February 2003. Stevens represents Kodiak Island,the southern Kenai Peninsula including Homer and Seward,and Cordova. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 through 2003. Stevens is the current president of the Alaska Senate since 2023,an office he previously held from 2009 to 2013. In both of Stevens' terms as Senate president,he has led a bipartisan majority coalition of Democrats and Republicans. In 2023,he authored a play about former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens,"Uncle Ted".
The 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was re-elected as a write-in candidate despite having been defeated in the Republican primary.
Matthew W. Claman is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2023,representing West Anchorage. Claman previously served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 until 2023;the acting mayor of Anchorage from in 2009,and a member of the Anchorage Assembly from 2007 until 2010.
Charles Michael Chenault is an American politician in the state of Alaska. Chenault served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019,representing portions of the Kenai Peninsula Borough,where he has lived for most of his life. Chenault served as the body's speaker from 2009 to 2017. He lost his position as house speaker to Democrat Bryce Edgmon when three Republicans joined a coalition of Democrats to form a bipartisan house majority after the general election in November 2016.
Randell Ernest "Randy" Phillips is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. Phillips served for twenty-six years as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate,from 1977 to 2003.
Peter A. Micciche is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since January 15,2013,and before January 13,2023 representing District O. Micciche was previously the mayor of Soldotna,Alaska,and a member of its city council.
The 2016 Old Iliamna earthquake struck in the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Iliamna at 1:30 AM AKST on January 24,2016. The quake was centered approximately 162 miles (261 km) from Anchorage,and 65 miles (105 km) from Homer. The earthquake registered 7.1,and was felt across a wide area of Southcentral Alaska,the Kenai Peninsula and as far away as Juneau roughly 700 miles (1,100 km) southeast of the epicenter. Moderate to heavy damage to homes,roads and businesses was experienced over a wide area.
Thomas H. Wagoner is an American politician and businessman who served in the Alaska Senate from 2003 until 2013.
Mike Navarre is an American businessman and politician who formerly served as mayor of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Borough and as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
Gary Allan Knopp was an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from the 30th district as a member of the Republican Party.
The 2022 Alaska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Alaska. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Dunleavy won re-election to a second term,becoming the first Republican governor to be re-elected to a second term since Jay Hammond in 1978 and the first governor,regardless of political affiliation,to be re-elected to a second term since Tony Knowles in 1998.
The 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election on August 18,2020. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives,in conjunction with state senate elections and the biennial United States elections for federal offices.
The 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election took place on November 5,2024,as part of the biennial United States elections. All 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives were up for election.
Eldon Mulder is a lobbyist and former politician who represented the 23rd district in the Alaska House of Representatives between 1993 and 2003.
