From the Desk of
Senator Johnny Ellis
Representing the neighborhoods of Airport Heights, Campbell Park, College Village, Downtown, Fairview, Geneva Woods, Government Hill, Green Acres, Midtown, Rogers Park, Spenard, South Addition, Tudor and Waldron

e-mail: Senator_Johnny_Ellis@legis.state.ak.us
On the web at ellis.akdemocrats.org
Toll free: 1-888-330-3704

Keeping in Touch While in Juneau

       Happy New Year! I hope your new year if off to a good start. We’ve been in Juneau for a couple of weeks now and things are already getting busy. The second session of a legislature is always busier since bills from last year are already somewhere in the process.

       I’m looking forward to the work that lies ahead. We’re lucky to have a budget surplus again this year and I hope we act responsibly when considering spending proposals. My personal position is that we should save at least half of the surplus.

       

Sen. Ellis participating in a talk radio show held every Friday on KUDO radio, a weekly opportunity for discussion on legislation and other news from Juneau.

I expect to spend a significant amount of time this session considering proposals regarding the natural gas pipeline. I will be looking for a proposal that benefits Alaskans, one that will bring jobs to Alaskans and a fair package for all of us.

       Other big issues this year include better schools for our children and adequate funding for education, including k-12, university and vocational training, good jobs for Alaskans (jobs that include health insurance), public safety and strengthening our state economy by getting the state’s fiscal house in order.

       I will continue to focus on transportation and neighborhood quality of life issues that directly affect you and your families. I hope the Anchorage Caucus will come together in support of funding for major transportation improvements in Anchorage.

       I plan to keep in touch this session through community council meetings and mid-session constituent meetings, but I also need you to keep me informed of events and concerns back home. Please let me know as soon as something comes up and I’ll do my best to help out in whatever way I can.

       To do this, I invite you to use one of the many options available. I can be contacted via: e-mail, web-site, mail, or a simple phone call. You can track legislation and committee hearings through BASIS, a legislative tracking system located on the Legislature’s home page (http://www.legis.state.ak.us).

       My Juneau address is Room 9, State Capitol, Juneau, AK, 99801. My office phone is (907) 465-3704 or toll-free at 1-888-330-3704 and fax (907) 465-2529. My email is Sen.Johnny.Ellis@legis.state.ak.us. My website URL is http://ellis.akdemocrats.org.

      Senator Johnny Ellis

P.S. As always, it is my honor and privilege to serve you. If you have plans to change your e-mail address and want to continue receiving my updates, please be sure to let me know your new address.