Former Permanent Fund CEO files to run for Juneau mayor

Then-Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation CEO Angela Rodell gives a position to legislators successful 2018. (Rashah McChesney/KTOO)

Former Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation CEO Angela Rodell is moving for Juneau mayor. 

Monday astatine 4:30 p.m. was nan deadline to get connected nan ballot for Juneau’s Oct. 1 municipal election. Rodell is moving against existent Mayor Beth Weldon. 

Rodell revenge her paperwork pinch nan Juneau Clerk’s agency astir 3 p.m. She said her activity acquisition and inheritance successful finance tin thief Juneau flooded economical challenges. 

“It feels for illustration we person a batch of large issues correct now, and taxes person continued to increase, nan valuations — they’re conscionable up and up and up,” she said. 

Rodell has lived successful Juneau for complete a decade. She led nan Permanent Fund Corporation from 2015 to 2021, erstwhile nan fund’s committee of trustees voted to region her from nan role. 

She besides served connected nan Juneau Airport Board for six years and was antecedently a gross commissioner for nan state. She’s presently nan chair of Launch Alaska, a nonprofit tech institution based successful Anchorage. 

“It was clip to get disconnected nan bench, arsenic they say, and get back. And I conscionable really want to thief move this organization forward,” she said. 

Weldon is successful her second word arsenic Juneau’s mayor. She’s a retired section main pinch Capital City Fire/Rescue and owns Glacier Auto Parts. 

Aside from nan mayor’s race, 2 different Juneau Assembly seats and 3 schoolhouse committee seats are connected nan ballot. All seats are for three-year terms. Five candidates had revenge to tally successful District 2 arsenic of Monday afternoon, and astatine slightest 1 had revenge successful District 1. Candidates must unrecorded successful nan territory they’re moving to represent. 

In District 1, erstwhile Alaska Office of Budget Management Director Neil Steininger and Connor Ulmer were listed arsenic candidates arsenic of 5 p.m. Monday. In District 2, Emily Mesch, Nathaniel “Nano” Brooks, Maureen Hall, Dorene Lorenz and Mary Marks had each been certified. 

At slightest 4 group revenge to tally for schoolhouse board. Current committee members Elizabeth “Ebett” Siddon and Will Muldoon revenge to tally again. Jenny Thomas, Amber Frommherz, Michelle Stuart Morgan and Jeff Redmond besides revenge to run. 

More last-minute candidates whitethorn beryllium added arsenic nan clerk’s agency useful to certify them on nan metropolis website. Candidates person until Friday to retreat their names if they nary longer wish to run.

Write-in candidates person until Sept. 24 to record their candidacy pinch nan clerk’s office. They won’t look connected nan ballot, but they will show up connected nan city’s online campaigner list.