Alyse Galvin

Alyse Galvin graduated from the University of California San Diego in 1989. Her professional experience includes working for Great Alaska Schools, Governor Bill Walker’s Education Transition Team, Best Beginnings, and hotel management.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a third-generation Alaskan and a proud mom of four. I grew up in an Alaskan family that struggled with addiction, mental illness, and abuse, but I was determined to break the cycle. My community and my school teachers lifted me up and gave me the tools and confidence I needed to persevere. I've owned two small businesses and was a manager of a major hotel in Anchorage. I served Alaska under Republican and Independent governors and led a non-partisan grassroots movement to restore education funding and improve our schools.

By bringing Republicans, Democrats, and Independents together, we were able to deliver real results for Alaskan families.

I will do the same in the State House representing District 14 in the Spenard, Rogers Park, and, Midtown Anchorage area.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

We must ensure that all children get a quality education that leads to a good job. A strong economy begins with strong education for all Alaskans. But we aren’t doing everything we can at every level to invest in our children. We need leaders with the vision for a cradle to career system.The Alaska economy is shaky and needs support. Businesses are short on workers and challenged by supply chain delays, while inflation is eating into our pocketbooks and diminishing our ability to spend on what our family needs. The Legislature needs to support working families every way it can.The healthcare system has gotten too complicated; it is bureaucratic and cumbersome. Comprehensive healthcare must include coverage for illness and injury and also coverage for preventative care, maternal and reproductive care, mental health, vision, and dental. And it needs to be easy to navigate.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We must ensure that women have full, unlimited access to reproductive health services. I believe that the issue of abortion is a private matter between a woman, her doctor, and her faith. Women’s reproductive health starts with access and education. I will fight to make sure that contraception is available to all and covered by insurance.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

First-thing, first-day is campaign finance reform. Faith in our democracy is at an all-time low, and a lot of that is because people feel like their voice is being drowned out by big corporate donors. We must stop big money in politics. As long as corporations are considered people, we will never get Congress to do what needs to be done for Alaskans. I have pledged to not take a time from corporate PAC's. So I will not only be Alaska's first Congresswoman, but the first Alaskan member of Congress who will have the ability to turn away lobbyists, because I'm not in anyone's pocket. My first action in Congress will be to sign the DISCLOSE Act — which requires more transparency and accountability in politics. There are 106 other House candidates running in close elections who have pledged to sign this law. Together, we can clear the way for Congress to do the people's business.

Another priority is to fix our broken healthcare system. Alaska has the highest healthcare costs in the world per capita, which is harming our economy. Wages aren't growing, and small businesses are hurting. Unlike my opponent Don Young, I have a plan for improving healthcare. Don Young has voted 56 times to strip healthcare coverage from Alaskans, including people with preexisting conditions and the 41,000 Alaskans who get their coverage through Medicaid expansion. I support common sense solutions to our healthcare costs, such as: (1) requiring Medicare to negotiate with Big Pharma; (2) allowing pharmacies to safely import drugs from Canada and Europe where pharmaceuticals cost less than they do here; (3) amending our laws to allow small-population states to sell health insurance across state lines in order to grow Alaska's risk pool; and (4) offering Alaskans the ability to buy into successful comprehensive healthcare programs — something like the NUKA model here in Alaska, which already provides quality care for Alaska Natives and vets at half the cost of private health plans in our state.

Lastly, our policy-makers need to recognize that Social Security and Medicare are earned benefits for seniors and elders that have been paid for, earned, and promised after a lifetime of hard work.

Don Young and his colleagues in Washington support cutting Social Security and Medicare in order to pay for their irresponsible tax cut bill which added $1.4 trillion to the deficit. I'm not opposed to cutting taxes, but it must be done in a way that prioritizes working families over billionaires, and cannot be paid for by cutting earned benefits. In Congress, I will fight to protect Social Security and Medicare.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

For the past five years, I led Great Alaska Schools, a public education advocacy organization that I helped grow from 40 to 4,000 Alaskans. I brought together Democrats, Republicans, Independents, educators, parents, grandparents, and students to hold the line on public education funding for our state. The strength of our economy begins with strong education for all Alaskans. But we aren't doing everything we can at the federal level to invest in our children. Only one-third of our kids are prepared for Kindergarten — the national average is twice that. Alaska currently has the lowest public investment in Pre-K. Alaska doesn't get the flexibility it needs to best use federal K-12 education funding. And leaders I've met within Alaska's construction and building trades are worried there won't be enough qualified new workers to offset the workers who are retiring.

Every person in Alaska deserves a first-rate education that helps them realize their potential, seize the opportunity and raise the next great generation of Alaskans. I'm the mom of four kids educated by Alaska public schools. As Alaska's Congresswoman, I will fight for policies that strengthen our education system and drives Alaska's economy to thrive in the future.

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What is your political philosophy?

I’m a lifelong Alaskan ready to put partisan politics aside and find real solutions to the challenges we face. It’s time we had a Representative who is Of the People and For the People. I’ve been a grassroots organizer, a working mom, and fierce advocate for public education.

Is there anything you would like to add?

We need a leader who will protect Alaskans’ way of life and fight for what we Alaskans need and deserve: affordable and effective healthcare for all, a thriving and sustainable economy with good paying jobs, and a high-quality public education from birth. I believe I am that leader and that is why I am running to represent Alaska in Congress.

I know first-hand the challenges working families face in Alaska. I have led students, parents, educators, and communities across the state to advance and strengthen our public education system. I have worked alongside you in restaurants, small and large businesses to make ends meet for my family.

I am not a politician, and never expected to be one. But I am frustrated by the lack of solutions coming out of Washington, by the constant partisan bickering and backbiting, and I know that I can do it better. I will bring to the job an open heart, an open mind, and the Alaska values of community and working together to get things done. I will work with all sides, build coalitions, and pass inclusive legislation, fighting for all Alaskan families.[2]

—Alyse Galvin[1]

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Health and Wellness

Our healthcare system is broken — it doesn’t cover enough, it’s hard for Alaskans to find doctors and it’s too expensive for too many people. I know it because I’ve lived it. When I was pregnant with my second child, Sean, I stayed up at night worried that any complication would have meant bankruptcy for my family. No Alaskan should have to go through what we did.

Healthcare costs are also standing in the way of economic growth. Too many small companies are unable to expand their businesses. Employers are seeing labor costs explode, while wages remain stagnant. America’s healthcare dollars should be going to patient care, not Big Pharma and special interests.

Everyone deserves quality, comprehensive healthcare without worrying, as my family did, that they will not be able to pay for the care they need. Comprehensive healthcare must include coverage for illness and injury and also coverage for preventative care, maternal and reproductive care, mental health, vision, and dental. I know we can get there.

In Congress, I will fight Trump’s efforts to take healthcare away from Alaskans. That includes protecting people with pre-existing health conditions so they don’t lose their insurance and prohibiting lifetime limits on insurance coverage. Alaska’s current Representative in Congress just voted for huge cuts to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which would affect more than 15,000 Alaskan children if they become law.

Lowering Costs

We must fix what is wrong with healthcare right now while also moving toward a comprehensive, long-term solution. One successful system here in Alaska is the Southcentral Foundation's “Nuka” model – a homegrown model of excellent care at a low cost that insures 100,000 people in the Anchorage bowl alone.

I support responsible action to bring stability to the system and lower the cost for all Alaskans, including:

Open health care exchanges across state lines so Alaska can team up with other small-population states to expand our coverage pool, which lowers expenses

Support legislation and policies to lower the cost of prescription drugs

Increase Medicare reimbursement rates so that they cover the cost of care for providers and make it easier for Alaskans to find doctors who accept Medicare

Wellness and Mental Health

Alaskans suffer from some of the highest rates of substance abuse, mental illness, and suicide. Intergenerational trauma, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse has contributed to these behavioral health problems. The movement of healing and ending cycles of abuse is beginning and needs support.

Prevention and treatment programs and additional behavioral health professionals are in desperate need across Alaska. We must comprehensively address the opioid crisis and strengthen access to treatment and recovery services.

We must change from the current system that compensates providers based on the volume of services they perform and move to one that compensates based on healthcare outcomes. I support federal policies that make it easier for people to get primary and preventative care to stay healthy.

Women's and Reproductive Health

We must insure that women have full, unlimited access to reproductive health services. I strongly support a woman’s right to choose and will fight to make sure that contraception is available to all and covered by insurance.

Jobs, Economic Development, & Diversification

Times are tough in Alaska right now. We have the highest unemployment in the nation and we rank 49th out of 50 states for job growth. Too many hardworking Alaskans are struggling to stay afloat. We need a Representative in Congress who will fight for the change that will turn things around. It is not just a challenge of creating new industries, but to expand our current activities in innovative ways, whether that is in tourism, construction, aquaculture, value-added manufacturing, and many other opportunities. We must encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses to see the potential in the Alaska market and our strategic place in the global economy.

It’s time for Alaskans to start thriving again — not just struggling to get by. That means jobs that have real wage growth, pay a family can live on and quality benefits. In Congress, I will work for policies that help diversify the Alaskan economy and create new opportunities for generations to come.

Jobs and Economic Opportunities

Expand Arctic shipping and tourism by building large-vessel ports in Alaska

Improve broadband networks so everyone in the state can take advantage of high-growth internet-based careers and educational opportunities — especially in rural Alaska.

Support Net Neutrality and open access to the internet

Ensure equal pay for equal work

Strengthen vocational and technical schools so Alaskans can enter the workforce with the skills they need

Expand Coast Guard presence in the Arctic waters

Protect our military bases from budget cuts and expand strategic use of Alaska’s military facilities

Investing in Renewable Energy

Our number one job growth opportunity in Alaska is the development of low-cost, locally-generated renewable energy. Alaska should be at the forefront of new production, research and technology whether it is wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal—we have it all here.

Kodiak has already proven that renewable energy is possible and effective in Alaska. Kodiak has gotten almost 100 percent of its energy from a combination of wind and hydroelectric resources since 2014.

As we move away from fossil fuel across the globe, Alaska can lead the world in new energy production. In Congress, I will direct federal climate change and renewable energy research funding to Alaska’s universities. I will support incentives to accelerate the use of renewable energy in our homes, businesses and public buildings.

Responsible Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

I support responsible exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in Alaska. Currently, the Alaskan economy depends on oil and gas production for jobs and state revenue, and it will continue to be dependent for at least the near future. I am encouraged by new on-shore discoveries announced in recent months and look forward to those projects advancing through the permitting and development process.

Alaska has some of the most stringent requirements for oil and gas operations in the world; I support those requirements and believe they should continue to be reviewed to ensure that they are adequately protecting the environment.

I am skeptical of oil exploration and development in the Arctic Ocean. I do not believe industry has adequately demonstrated the capability to avoid a major oil spill, nor the ability to clean up oil in a broken ice environment. Any future oil exploration in the offshore Arctic must face significant scrutiny if it is to obtain approval. I am particularly concerned with Arctic Ocean oil and gas activity due to the diminished role of the State of Alaska in such decisions. The loss of the Alaska Coastal Management Program denies the State a valuable tool in protecting our coastal lands and waters, where Alaskans hunt and fish.

No statement about oil and gas development in Alaska would be complete without addressing the question of exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Congress has acted to open the 1002 Area of the Refuge to oil and gas exploration. I support safe and responsible oil exploration in this area with no shortcuts or lessening of our environmental standards. I will strive to maximize Alaska-hire for any work done in the Refuge or anywhere else on the North Slope.

I support the pursuit of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to tidewater. The federal government will have a significant role in maximizing the opportunity for this valuable project to be economically viable. I will pursue opportunities to work with the State and project proponents to advance this project to completion.

Mining

I support mining in Alaska when it is done right. Mining provides an important economic development opportunity for Alaska, for local communities, and for Alaska Native Corporations. I support strong local input into a robust state and federal permitting process. That’s why I am particularly concerned about transboundary mining and the role of Alaska’s communities in such permitting decisions.

I am opposed to the Pebble Mine Project because I believe that with current technology it is the wrong mine in the wrong location and represents too big a risk to our vital Bristol Bay fisheries.

The Bokan Mountain project in Southeast Alaska is an intriguing rare earth mineral project. These minerals are critical raw materials for our modern technology, such as cell phones. Currently China is the primary producer of these necessary components. It is critical to national security and our modern economy that the U.S. has access to rare earth minerals outside of China. Particularly in light of the reckless trade policies of the Trump Administration, we do not want to find ourselves shut off from our only supply of these materials, as Japan did a few years ago. Because China can manipulate the market price for these minerals, any project is unlikely to go forward without some assurance of an economic sales price. I believe it is incumbent of the federal government to enter into supply contracts with mines such as Bokan to provide the financial security to see such projects proceed, and I will support such efforts as a member of Congress.

Fisheries

Alaska’s fish are one of our most important natural resources. With well funded and wise management, fishing is a truly renewable resource-based industry. Our commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use fisheries are a fundamental part of our state’s way of life and our economy. Commercial fishing employs nearly 40,000 people and generates over 2 billion in labor income. Furthermore, over one-third of Alaskans purchase sport fish licenses, and another $1 billion in economic impact flows to Alaska from more than 500,000 who sportfish annually. Finally, aquaculture provides a significant growth opportunity for Alaska's economy.

In-state commercial fisheries and federal waters in and off of Alaska annually account for more than one-half of the total volume and about one-third of the harvest value of all seafood harvested in the United States. Alaska’s fisheries provide vital sources of healthy seafood and cultural sustenance to our residents and are a critical component of Alaska’s tourism industry.

Key to sustaining our renewable fish resources are habitat protection and robust, science-based management systems. Changes in climate and ocean conditions are bringing many new challenges to fishermen and women, fisheries-dependent communities and fisheries managers. There is an increased need for targeted federal funding for research and for necessary relief to those affected by fishery failures. I will fight to ensure that federal policies and financial resources will provide the support needed to meet these challenges and sustain fisheries resources for all.

We must protect Alaska’s salmon from transboundary mining and development, including advocacy with the the other members of the Congressional Delegation, Department of State and International Joint Commission to make sure Alaska’s transboundary waterways are protected. I oppose the Pebble Mine project because of its projected negative effects on Bristol Bay’s fisheries and other environmental concerns.

I support subsistence rights and will work at the federal level to uphold them.

The federal government, both congressional and administrative branches, has important roles in maintaining healthy fisheries in Alaska. These include such diverse areas as NOAA’s research, management, and weather and climate programs; specific fisheries-management legislation such as the Magnuson-Stevens Act; the U.S. Coast Guard and its important role in fisheries safety and enforcement; environmental protection policies; federal trade and marketing policies; construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure; and federal funding that goes to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. I will work hard in all of these areas and on efforts to educate federal policy-makers and agencies about the importance of our fisheries to both Alaska and the nation. I will fight for funding and actions that support the long-term health of our fishery resources and to ensure that public input from Alaskans, which is more important than ever in this time of rapid change, will be part of federal decision-making processes.

Education

The strength of our economy begins with strong education for all Alaskans. But we aren’t doing everything we can at the federal level to invest in our children. Only one-third of our kids are prepared for Kindergarten — the national average is twice that. Alaska currently has the lowest public investment in Pre-K. Alaska doesn’t get the flexibility it needs to best use federal K-12 education funding. And leaders I’ve met within Alaska’s construction and building trades are worried there won’t be enough qualified new workers to offset the workers who are retiring.

Every person in Alaska deserves a first-rate education that helps them realize their potential, seize the opportunity and raise the next great generation of Alaskans. I’m the mom of four kids educated by Alaska public schools. I became a leader of Great Alaska Schools because I was tired of seeing our state’s public education funding on the chopping block year after year, and it’s what led me to ultimately run for Congress. As your representative, I will fight for policies that strengthen our education system and allow our economy to thrive into the future.

Early Learning

Improve access to federal funds for pre-K education in Alaska, including Head Start and Early Head Start

Fight for legislation to improve our nation’s family leave, sick leave, child care assistance, nutritional support and programs that help parents support their child’s healthy development

K-12

Create incentives to educate highly-qualified teachers in Alaska and to keep them in our schools

Reduce governmental requirements on quality teachers’ time so they can focus on providing the best education for our kids

Ensure the federal government pays its promised 40% share of funding for education of students with disabilities instead of the 14-15% it’s paying today, allowing smaller class sizes and more opportunity for individualized education

Vocational and Technical Opportunities

Expand federal funding for vocational and technical education programs so the two-thirds of Alaskan young people who enter the workforce after high school are ready to start their careers

Promote and expand apprenticeship programs that provide intensive on-the-job training for jobs in construction and building trades. Apprenticeships expand work opportunities for veterans, Alaska Natives, and people transitioning back to the workforce from treatment or incarceration.

Higher Education

Fight to reduce the burden of student loan debt, which is crippling a generation of young people and keeping students from pursuing higher education

Fund our state’s university system as a global center for Arctic research studies and renewable energy

Reduce tuition costs, increase Pell Grant funding and expand opportunities for low-income and underrepresented students to go to college

Recruit and retain Alaska’s best and brightest in careers like teaching and healthcare by expanding tuition-free and loan forgiveness opportunities

Safety & Security

Everywhere I go in Alaska, I hear from people that they feel unsafe in their homes, in their businesses and their communities. Anchorage is battling violent crime and property crime like never before. Rural Alaska is struggling to keep our communities safe without adequate law enforcement officers. The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis that’s driving up crime. Globally, we lack a foreign policy that makes Americans feel secure and well-protected. Finally, our financial well-being is threatened by proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Alaska needs more from our leaders to strengthen our safety and security.

Public Safety

It’s clear that there’s not adequate law enforcement in Alaska right now. Our State Troopers and Village Public Safety Officers are understaffed and underfunded. There are ways that the federal government can support Alaska as we work to improve law enforcement in our communities.

I support federal community policing grants that help cities and villages hire officers who can not only respond to crime as it happens but prevent crime with strong youth mentoring and local partnerships.

We need a strong re-entry program from prison and from drug treatment programs so people have the support they need to stay in recovery, find meaningful work, go back to school, reunite with their families and live full lives.

Attacking the Opioid Epidemic

The ravaging effects of opioid addiction are tearing through our families and communities. Alaska has the country’s highest percentage of teen drug users and the second highest percentage of adult users.

In Congress, I will fight to put an end to this epidemic and get support for Alaskans whose lives have been devastated, including:

Better funding for treatment and recovery programs

Strengthening re-entry support for people who have completed treatment, are returning to their communities, and need help to stay employed, sober and stable

Expanding access to mental health services to help people before they turn to self-medication as a way to deal with their suffering

Supporting solutions like Project Hope and recommendations of the Alaska Opioid Task Force to provide these folks with the attention and support they need to help everyone who needs it

Improving research and treatment of intergenerational trauma, which too often leads to drug abuse, violence, and suicide unless the cycle is broken

National Security

Alaska has the longest coastline in America. We are also the closest state to North Korea. We are on the front line. With a President conducting our foreign policy via Twitter and a Representative who has not found it within himself to challenge Trump no matter how much he puts Alaska at risk, it’s time for a Congresswoman who will bring stability and reason to the table.

Gun Safety

As an Alaskan, growing up in a family of responsible gun owners who taught me how to hunt, I understand the importance of preserving our second amendment and protecting Alaskans’ way of life. That’s why I believe in measures that promote responsible gun ownership, public health, and help save lives, including comprehensive background checks and eliminating bump stocks, providing mental health services, and funding research to study gun violence and suicides, while maintaining Alaskans’ right to bear arms.

Financial Security

The bottom line for safety and security for many Alaskans is financial stability. I will fight for policies that keep people in their jobs, their homes, and their communities including:

Protect Social Security and Medicare, benefits that have been paid for, earned, and promised after a lifetime of hard work

Ensure that the minimum wage is a living wage for hardworking Alaskans and people working to support their families

Help small businesses thrive with policies that make it easier for Alaskans to take on the risk of striking out on their own to create jobs and servic