The three candidates vying to serve the remaining months of the late Congressman Don Young’s term staked out their views on abortion rights at a recent forum in Anchorage.
“Reproductive rights are as personal of an issue as you could possibly get,” she said. “I do not believe the federal government, or for that matter the state government, has say-so in your personal body.”Palin said she was given the option to abort her pregnancy when she learned her youngest child would have special needs.
“What seems to be your life’s greatest challenge can turn into your life’s greatest blessing. That has happened to me,” she said. Another candidate, Republican Tara Sweeney, was in the audience. She had hoped to be the fourth nominee on the special election ballot, replacing Al Gross who dropped out of the race last week. But the Alaska Supreme Court“I’m obviously disappointed with the Supreme Court decision not to advance me to the final four,” said Sweeney, who favors abortion rights.
Nine other candidates in the regular U.S. House primary withdrew before the dropout deadline, so only 22 names will appear on that that ballot. Voters will whittle that list down to four on Aug. 16, primary Election Day. Aug. 16 is also the day voters will close out the special election. It will be their first opportunity to engage in ranked choice voting as they choose among Begich, Palin and Peltola.Alaska Public Media is our partner station in Anchorage. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.Get notifications about news related to the topics you care about. You can unsubscribe anytime.
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