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  • Egan wins (Alaska) Senate compromise appointment

    04/19/2009 9:51:09 PM PDT · by SolidWood · 17 replies · 1,355+ views
    Juneau Empire ^ | April 19, 2009 | PAT FORGEY / JUNEAU EMPIRE
    ov. Sarah Palin on Sunday appointed former Mayor Dennis Egan to represent Juneau in the Alaska Senate, after the community has been without representation for more than half of the 2009 legislative session. Senate Democrats met in a secret meeting an hour before Palin’s announcement and “unanimously and enthusiastically” confirmed Egan to the position. The appointment also won quick praise from Reps. Beth Kerttula and Cathy Munoz, Mayor Bruce Botelho and Juneau Democratic Party Leaders. Palin praised Senate Democrats, who under state law must approve her appointment, for working with her to name former Sen. Kim Elton’s replacement. Earlier Palin...
  • Palin picks Alaska Native (Nelson) to fill Senate seat

    04/07/2009 1:01:35 AM PDT · by SolidWood · 12 replies · 1,768+ views
    ADN ^ | April 6th, 2009 | ANNE SUTTON
    JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday made a little known college administrator her second choice to fill a vacant Juneau Senate seat, again bucking Senate Democrats. The nomination of Joe Nelson, an Alaska Native, is the latest move in a jousting match between Palin, who has the authority to pick the replacement, and the Senate Democrats, who must confirm it. Democrats in a private meeting last Wednesday rejected Palin's first choice of legislative aide Tim Grussendorf. When Palin balked, citing legal concerns about their closed door procedure, seven of the nine Democrats signed a letter on Monday urging...