From Ballot Access News:
The Alaska Dispatch is Alaska’s leading online-only news site. On December 8 it carried this article by Bill Walker, who is running for Governor in 2014 as an independent candidate. He is a former Mayor of Valdez, an expert in legal issues involving oil and gas, and had run for Governor in 2010 in the Republican primary, where he polled 33%, placing second in a six-candidate field. Walker’s campaign web page is www.billwalkerforgovernor.com.
From the article cited:
When our governor declines to meet, in Juneau, with Japanese representatives desperate to buy Alaska’s gas following the 2011 Fukushima earthquake, causing Japan to move on and invest billions in LNG projects in British Columbia and the U.S. Gulf Coast, we are in a leadership crisis. That crisis is exacerbated when in 2013 another Japanese conglomerate invests millions to study an Alaska gas line concluding a large-volume line is feasible and highly profitable. Parnell’s team fails to meaningfully engage concluding only a small project is allowed under the exclusive AGIA license.
This leadership void has propelled me to run as an independent, nonpartisan candidate for governor. While I am a Republican, my first allegiance is to Alaska. Decisions nationally, and in Juneau, are increasingly being made incision-style along party lines. While partisan battles rage, Alaskans suffer.
As a governor not beholden to party dictates, I will make Alaska First decisions. I will assemble the best team of Alaskans to serve you. I will be a governor who shows up and is accountable for the tough, independent decisions I will make.