Meg Zaletel Announces Re-Election Campaign

Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel announced her re-election campaign today, seeking another term as a representative of Assembly District 4.

In a statement posted to her campaign's website, Zaletel wrote that she is running on a platform of putting people before politics and noted that she has consistently brought forward policies that benefit the residents of Anchorage.

Well-informed District 4 voters rejected a recall effort last month that sought to remove Zaletel from her Assembly seat. She handily defeated the recall by a roughly 20-point margin, with 59.9% voting no.

Many on social media rightfully pointed out that Zaletel had received 1,200 more votes to retain her than she had received when she was elected to the Assembly in 2019 when she defeated Christine Hill. Hill is a longtime Alaska GOP operative, former Save Anchorage member, and founding member of Alaskans For Open Meetings who created faux-stars of David bearing Zaletel’s name. She was also a listed deputy treasurer of the group that sought to recall Zaletel.

Zaletel is being challenged for her Assembly seat by radical far-right candidate Kathy Henslee, who is backed by the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group.

The Zaletel campaign, taking nothing for granted, is hosting a re-election kickoff fundraiser on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 6:00 pm via Zoom.

Hosts for the event include Senator Elvi Grey-Jackson, Representative Harriet Drummond, Representative Geran Tarr, Assembly Member and former Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, Alyse Galvin, and others.

The Zaletel campaign's Facebook page has reappeared and is up and running. You can also follow Zaletel's campaign on her website.