In her announcement Natasha Von Imhof says:
I am excited to announce my candidacy for Alaska State Senate District L. I have been considering this run for nearly two years and have spent the last year preparing for it in earnest by talking to legislators and constituents and researching the important issues.
My background is well suited to address the issues the state is facing today. While on the school board, I did similar work that I will be doing on the legislature, which is identifying priorities, setting good policies, conducting management audits to help improve operational efficiency, and creating public / private partnerships to find ways to get things done quicker and for less money.
Click here to read her full statement.
Matt Acuña Buxton is a long-time political reporter who has written for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and The Midnight Sun political blog. He also authors the daily politics newsletter, The Alaska Memo, and can frequently be found live-tweeting public meetings on Twitter.