Andi Story for House
 

Andi Story for House

A fierce advocate and community leader working for sustainable change in House District 3 in Southeast.

andistoryforhouse@gmail.com

 
 
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ABout Andi 

It's been an honor to represent Juneau these past four years in the House of Representatives and a privilege to have the opportunity to represent neighboring communities in new District 3.  As a 36 year resident of beautiful Southeast and having advocated for 19 years for great schools across Alaska, I am familiar with many issues facing our Capital City and smaller communities. I am committed to listening and working toward local priorities. I’ve lived in Juneau for 36 years.  Together with my husband, Mike, we’ve raised three children here who are now adults. I am so thrilled to be a new grandmother, with three young grandchildren.  I want our state to thrive for them, and for all young people just starting out.

Before being elected in 2018, I was a five-term Juneau School Board member. Once elected to the school board, it didn’t take me long to realize that changes needed to come at the state level, too. I joined with another parent in 2003 to form Alaska Kids Count (which later became Great Alaska Schools). This was a grassroots, non-partisan effort to advocate for our children’s education. We helped organize parents who worked together statewide, got information out to other parents on who to contact, and when to rally and testify. Eventually, I decided that rather than continuing to testify at committee hearings, I wanted to make change directly as a state lawmaker. With much help, I was successful!

In the Legislature, I’m part of a tripartisan House Majority Coalition. I co-chair the House Education Committee, and serve on the Fisheries, State Affairs, Ways & Means, Military & Veterans Affairs Committees.  I am the liaison to the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council.  I am a Commissioner on the Alaska Commission on Post Secondary Education (ACPE).   These past four years were a challenge for the Legislature, but other legislators and I worked together to make significant accomplishments:

  • Protected the Permanent Fund by preserving $300 million this year along with $5 billion last year, in savings forever;

  • Stopped attempts to eliminate ferries and increased our investment in vessel maintenance and regular service; $23 million more for ferry operations, $30 million for planning and design of a new mainline ferry, $20 million for ferry overhauls and legislation forming a new ferry operations board for better reliable, sustainable and affordable service.

  • Protecting the Alaska Marine Hwy System Fund, the Vessel Replacement Fund, and the Higher Education Investment fund (HEIF)

  • Stopped significant cuts to important services and programs like senior benefits, adult public assistance & preventative dental care, and the Alaska State Council for the Arts, expanded telehealth access;

  • Fought for our children’s future by fully funding the K-12 base student allocation and increasing education funding $57 million dollars;

  • Supporting COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts, including expanded unemployment benefits, protections against eviction, repossession and utility shutoffs during the crisis, and small business aid;

  • Provided for healthy dividends in 2019, 2020, 2021 and the largest ever in 2022 plus an energy relief check for a total of $3,250;

  • Helped Alaskans with increased wages for home-based personal care attendants for seniors and people with development disabilities.

  • Increased public safety by supporting laws that updated our sexual assault laws to require affirmative consent, and criminalizing rape and sexual assault when a women freezes or doesn’t resist.

 
 
 
 

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Connect with Andi at andistoryforhouse@gmail.com or at (907) 723-4198.

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