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BILL & BYRON WILL... • PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND PUT ALASKA'S PEOPLE AND PROGRESS FIRST. • ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF SKY-HIGH ENERGY COSTS ACROSS ALASKA. • STOP THE ENDLESS, EXPENSIVE STUDIES AND COMPLETE PROJECTS THAT WILL GROW OUR ECONOMY. • MAKE EDUCATION FUNDING THE PRIORITY IT NEEDS TO BE. • CURTAIL THE $7 MILLION PER-DAY DEFICIT. • EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR 40,000 ALASKANS "As Alaskans, we are strong when statesmanship trumps partisanship. We have proven this many times over the years – Alaska Statehood, the 1964 earthquake, the devastating floods. When we pull together, we do not dilute our ideals, we don't set aside our values – we come together for the greater good, and together we are strong. Bill Walker for Governor Byron Mallott for Lt. Governor This campaign is about bnitging tts together around shared values and building the kind of Alaska that we can all be proud to call home. For true Alaskans, our heritage is much more than simply Republican or Democrat or independent - our history is one of uniting to overcome even the greatest of odds, and our greatest achievements come when we put ALASKA FIRST Paid for by Walker Mallott for Alaska 731 N Street Anchorage AK 99501 JOIN US BY VOTING ON NOVEMBER 4TH WalkerMallottforAlaska.com Find us on the web@ www.walkermallottforalaska.com or by calling 907-332-...

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From our families to yours

Bill was born in Fairbanks, raised in Delta Junction and Valdez and resides in Anchorage with his wife, Donna. Bill's parents were Alaskan pioneers. His father was an Alaskan Scout with Castner's Cutthroats in the Aleutians in WWII and his mother worked on the Al-Can Highway project. Bill worked as a carpenter, teamster and laborer on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction to pay for his education. Married 37 years, Bill and Donna are blessed with two grand­children and four children.

Bill has over 30 years of experience in local government as a commis­sioner, councilmember, mayor and city attorney and believes that the foundation for a strong, prospering Alaska begins at the local level. As project manager and general counsel for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, Bill has traveled the globe to meet and negotiate at the highest level on energy project development.

A respected voice in Alaska's oil and gas issues, Bill believes Alaska is doing little to solve the energy crisis in time to save our communities that are at risk. Bill would advance short term solutions now to fill the gap while we develop the world scale gasline project that matches the global opportunity while deliver­ing low-cost energy to Alaskans statewide.
 
Byron Mallott was born and raised in Yakutat, Alaska. He is married to Toni Mallott and together they have raised 5 children and have 9 grandchildren. Toni is an elementary teacher in the Juneau School District. Byron is a Clan Leader of the KwaaashKikwaan Clan of the Raven Tribe of Yakutat and serves on the board of directors of Sealaska Corporation.

Byron has been active in both the public and private sectors in Alaska since 1965, when he was elected mayor of Yakutat at age 22. In various capacities, he has served every governor through 2006 since statehood, including Governor William A. Egan, in whose cabinet he serves as the first Commissioner of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs.

Over a 20-year period (1972-1992), Byron was a director, chairman, and president and CEO of Sealaska Corporation, the largest of the 12 land-based regional corporations formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

His years of public service include his election as Mayor of the City and Borough of Juneau, a term of service as President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, and an appointment by Governor Knowles as Co-Chair of the Commissio­n on Rural Governance and Empowerment.

Bill Walker and Byron Mallott


ALASKA FIRST!
It's Time
Dear Alaskan,

There are so many opportunities to strengthen Alaska for the benefit of Alaskans. "Look north to the future" couldn't be more true as we Alaskans embark on an independent path that is all our own. With an all­-Alaska gas pipeline, done right, we stand poised to deliver affordable energy to every Alaskan while taking our rightful place as a global energy giant. We have huge renewable energy potential and with the right team in place you can be assured that what happens in Juneau is whats best for Alaska. We ask for your support on November 4th to become the next Governor and Lt. Governor of this great state.
Bill Walker & Bryon Mallott
for Governor for Lt. Governor

EDUCATION
 

• Our public schools must be responsibly funded. We know it is not our facilities and equipment that make the critical difference it is the quality of our teachers.

• Our efforts will focus on attracting and retaining the very best educators who approach their positions as a calling, not just a job.

• Schools that have added Career and Technical Education into their curriculum have proven to be hugely successful. This option needs to be added to other schools with a particular focus on being trained and prepared for Alaska jobs.

• All children deserve a healthy start in life. Preparing children for a successful academic experience means providing them with opportunities to interact with the printed word every day.

Even in a fiscal crisis maintaining funding for public education needs to be a priority.

Several of my elementary school years were spent in Quonset hut buildings at Fort Greely. I was fortunate to be a student in the third grade classroom of Mrs. Keveren, with whom I still correspond and visit today. I felt no disadvantages from learning within the confines of a Quonset hut, only rewards from having been taught by a remarkable teacher.

When I graduated from high school, my family was still struggling from the devastating financial consequences of the '64 earthquake. I was only able to attend my first year of college because Mrs. Keveren invited me into her family's home in Oregon where I lived my freshman year of college because I could not afford the dorm.

Our educa­tion menu is too limited. We will not increase our percentage of graduates by implementing another stan­dardized testing system based either on federal or state criteria.

Those high schools in Alaska with the highest rate of graduation are those that offer, as part of their mainstream education curriculum, training in the trades. We will look at schools with the highest rates of graduates and use them as examples of how to adjust the curriculum in those with lower graduation rates. However, there is no one-size-fits-all system and we must provide our schools and teachers the flexibility to educate our students in ways that prove successful.
 

LOWERING ENERGY COSTS
 
Alaska is in an energy crisis and we are doing little to solve that in time to save our at-risk communities. There are short-term solutions available that could fill the gap while we develop a large gasline project that matches the global market opportunity before us. For those communities that will not be able to access North Slope gas directly, other long-term solutions - specific to regions or even localities - must be developed.

We can develop small, local energy sources including wind, geothermal, and small hydro projects to benefit our communities. Alaska could even have its own oil/gas exploration and production (E&P) arm. This entity would not be in competition with existing leaseholders on the North Slope but would explore for gas in locations that may not be enticing to a large E&P company but may hold sufficient gas to energize particular rural communities for generations. Barrow is a good example of this. The NARL gas fields were transferred to the North Slope Borough years ago and as a result, the price of gas in Barrow is the lowest in the country. I believe that same opportunity may be available all across Alaska. Given the advancement of technology in exploration, this is a very achievable goal.

The closing of the Flint Hills refinery in Fairbanks has led not only to the loss of hundreds of high paying jobs, but an increase in Interior fuel costs. A shutdown of the Nikiski or Valdez refineries would have similar impacts. A primary cause of Flint Hills closing was the irrational policy of the state that insisted refineries purchase state royalty oil at a price premium to what it could be sold for on the West Coast
(with the limited exception of Anadarko's production other TAPS shippers typically do not sell oil to instate refineries). So, not only did Fairbanks lose the refinery, Alaska is now selling the same royalty oil at the West Coast market price denied Flint Hills.
I intend to eliminate the instate royalty premium to encourage re-opening of the Fair banks refinery, and to support advancement of further value added processing in Alaska. I will also explore additional incentives to value added processing of our oil that can be passed on to Alaskans in the form of lower fuel costs.


HEALTH CARE
 
Proper health care solutions will recognize the challenges that small businesses face with availability and affordability of coverage and the opportunities for individuals who, because of their occupations ( e.g. commercial fishermen), pre-existing conditions, or exhaustion of lifetime limits, are without coverage.

It is a non-partisan belief that our health care system demands reform. The key to this reform is empowering patients and health care providers; not the government. In Alaska, one step in initiating this reform must be increasing the number of health care providers throughout the state. The shortage of doctors in Alaska is increasing faster than the national average and we have an obligation to end this disparity. We need to continue efforts by the state to attract health care workers, especially primary care doctors and mental health providers.

Additionally, we need to implement innovative models to decrease the burdening cost of health care on both the state and individuals. This complex issue requires action that addresses immediate health care concerns while creating sustainable solutions for the future.

The ACA Medicaid Expansion Fills Current Gaps in Coverage
Medicaid Eligibility Today
Limited to Specific Low-Income Groups
Medicaid Eligibility in 2014
Extends to Adults < 138% FPL*

Image Credit: Kaiser Family Foundation

We SUPPORT the Medicaid expansion with the caveat of continued Federal funding at its current level - 4,000 new Alaska jobs would be created and lower-cost coverage/or 40,000+ Alaskans would be provided.

In agreement with the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and other conservatives, we support the Medicaid expansion with the caveat of continued Federal funding. This is due to the sheer economics of Alaskans paying for the expansion in Federal taxes and increased premiums now that we have rejected the expansion. Moreover, 4,000 new Alaska jobs would be created and lower-cost coverage for 40,000-plus Alaskans would be provided. By rejecting the expansion, Gov. Parnell supported the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by forcing uninsured Alaskans into ACA exchanges. As Governor and Lt. Governor, we would reverse this and accept the Medicaid expansion.

Alaskans from across the state SUPPORT Bill Walker and Byron Mallott

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Alaska First. It's time.

Bill Walker has the experience, the knowledge and the courage to lead Alaska into a robust economic future.

Bill Walker for Governor  (907) 332-...
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Independent Leadership for Alaska

JOBS Create jobs for Alaskan workers

ENERGY Develop cheap, clean burning energy for Alaska's families and businesses

EDUCATION Challenge one-size-fits-all policies and encourage more vocational opportunities across Alaska

FISHERIES Grow Alaska's fisheries through science based management

STATE GOVERNMENT Fiscal responsibility, infrastructure development & elimination of government roadblocks to private sector investment

GAS LINE No more studies! Build the Alaska Gas Line on Alaska's terms

NON-PARTISAN Every decision will be based on what is best for Alaska, not Partisan Politics

GENUINELY ALASKAN
•  Born in Fairbanks. Lived in Delta Junction, Valdez and Anchorage
•  Worked as a laborer, teamster and carpenter on the the Trans Alaska Pipeline System
•  Mayor, City of Valdez at age 27
•  Married to wife Donna, 37 years
•  Raised four children and has two grandchildren in Alaska
•  Businessman (law, real estate, tourism, construction)
•  Worked for over 30 years to advance the building of an Alaska gas line/LNG project
•  An oil & gas expert who has negotiated on behalf of Alaskans with major energy companies globally
•  Fighting for the development of our natural resources for the benefit of Alaskans

Paid for by Bill Walker for Governor • 731 N. St. Anchorage, AK 99501