Alaska's Priorities

Resource Development

Secure Alaska’s future by creating an investment climate designed to grow Alaska’s economy and create private sector jobs by:
  
  1. Increasing Trans Alaska Pipeline throughput to one million barrels a day
  2. Increasing oil production with a fair and balanced tax regime
  3. Streamline permitting system
  4. Enhanced access – Roads to Resources
  5. Developing minerals, timber, fisheries, and tourism potential statewide

Education

Prepare students for college or job-training success by:
  
  1. Ensuring students learn reading, writing, math and science at appropriate grade level
  2. Incentivizing more rigorous course work through the Alaska Performance Scholarship
  3. Developing on-line and digital learning capacity to serve students statewide
  4. Increasing graduation rates from Alaska high schools, universities, and job training programs

Public Safety

Establish safe homes and strong families by growing Alaska’s Choose Respect movement statewide through:
 
  1. Increasing law enforcement (new troopers, VPSO’s, prosecutors)
  2. Reducing sexual assault, child sexual abuse, exploitation, and domestic violence
  3. Increasing prevention efforts
  4. Protecting senior citizens and other vulnerable Alaskans
  5. Increasing emergency response preparedness

Transportation/Infrastructure

Build Alaska’s infrastructure, access, and power supply by:
 
  1. Providing safe, reliable transportation systems (air, land, and sea)
  2. Developing natural gas and other energy sources to reduce the cost of power for all Alaskans
  3. Developing ports and harbors to support economic growth

Military Support

Strengthen military missions and support military families by:
 
  1. Retaining and growing Alaska’s military force capability
  2. Providing veterans services and benefits
  3. Improving our homeland security capabilities