Sen. Löki Tobin was among those opposed to Bethany Marcum's nomination to the UA Board of Regents. “Ms. Marcum has shown that she cannot uphold the public trust,” Tobin said.
May 10, 2023
Several legislators raised concerns about Marcum’s role in the state’s redistricting board as well as her defense of the governor’s steep budget cuts to the university system in 2019. the board approved, writing at the time that the majority, including Marcum, didn’t make a good faith effort to incorporate public feedback which resulted in an “arbitrary and capricious” map. Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, told the floor Marcum’s work on that board was part of the reason he would vote against her.
“To have a person with the background and experience of supporting cuts like this on our higher education speaks ill of what this means and what impact this will have for higher education for workforce development, and critically for stopping outmigration,” said Fairbanks Democratic Rep. Ashley Carrick.
Several Republican senators joined Democrats in opposing her, and her nomination was defeated in a 31-29 vote. She needed 30 votes to be confirmed.
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