Complex sentence: In 1986, he was elected Mayor of Anchorage in the wake of a dramatic drop in the price of oil which devastated the local economy and during his term in office, he advocated the sale of ATU, the municipal telephone utility.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1986, he was elected Mayor of Anchorage in the wake of a dramatic drop in the price of oil which devastated the local economy. During his term in office, he advocated the sale of ATU, the municipal telephone utility.