Gabrielle LeDoux   I really did have more to say about Sharon Cissna  Its probably nothing more than a series of moot points seeing as how her campaign has gained approximately zero traction  If shes even shown her face here in Fairbanks Im sure I would have heard about it and yet I havent   Just saw your post a minute ago I havent had any time to look at Wikipedia in a while Youre quite correct I defer to your more extensive fund of information on AK politics Im not sure why Sharon wasted her filing fee There has been zero campaign reflected in the lack of traction Phone messages left for her after her announcement and email both went unanswered I saw the contributions filing last week and see Vondesaar Homers version of Theresa Obermeyer is in second place with less than  for the quarter Actually Im thinking hes actually more like that bag lady from FBX who ran Senate was it about  years ago  Sylvia something If Alaska were Nevada None of the above could sweep the primaries and general elections You live in Fairbanks I had no idea I thought you were a Washington State radio person or a punk rock band  Given her name recognition I expect she might win the primary if the party doesnt put out a mailer for Matt     Now on to Gabrielle LeDoux  Once again big gaping holes which require addressing  First Kurt LeDoux ran for Kodiaks Senate seat in  as a Democrat unsuccessfully challenging the Republican incumbent Bob Mulcahy  Gabrielle LeDoux was herself a Democrat for many years including originally filing as such in  before switching to the Republicans at the last minute     I didnt realize she had switched I havent paid much attention to Kodiak since Zharoff left office I do remember that LeDoux hugely outraised Ogg with most of her money coming from lawyers and labor from Anchorage Cant remember if she had a general election opponent She ran unsuccessfully for the house in  Her mayors win was nonpartisan right    Second she moved to Anchorage not long after leaving her House seat  She ran against Pete Petersen in   Petersen himself could also be classified as a carpetbagger considering that he ran in  against Bob Lynn who represents a district clear on the opposite side of Anchorage  Contrast the PetersenLeDoux race with the first race in the new district in  when media accounts specifically pointed out the deep roots that both Tom Anderson and Owen Carey had in East Anchorage     Thanks for all your input Please feel free to change or add  I doht have any ownership in Sharons page      Carpetbagger is a term that originally meant moving from a Northern state to run in the Deep South after the Civil War didnt it  Moving a few miles in Anchorage would seem to be a bit of a stretch to warrant that label  Andersons race of course was the one before McGuire made Tom stop wearing the wire and he was indicted at the end of his final year in the House The only district which jogs my memory unfortunately was the kerfuffle over which district Valdez and maybe Whittier would be redistricted into in  Harris  scored Not nearly as big a todo as Tuckermans first massive gerrymandering attempt in