I’m running for Governor because the Alaska I know and love can be and should be much more. Alaska, more than any other place on the planet, has the resources – both physical and human – to face the future on our own terms: self-reliant, independent, and with justifiable optimism about our opportunities.

Leadership is about core values, compelling vision, and big ideas. As Alaska’s next governor, I’m ready to lead the state to a future that is more independent and self-reliant.  Our jobs, our businesses, our economy, our opportunities and our way of life depend on it. It’s time to raise expectations and take charge of our destiny.

With your help and support, we can succeed.

Lets talk,

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I’m running for Governor because the Alaska I know and love can be and should be much more. Alaska, more than any other place on the planet, has the resources – both physical and human – to face the future on our own terms: self-reliant, independent, and with justifiable optimism about our opportunities.

When you take stock of where Alaska is today, a lot has changed in the fifty years since statehood and yet much remains the same – we’re still too dependent on the federal government, too reliant on Outside corporations and too beholden to special interests. After fifty years, we have to stand on our own feet and assert the sovereignty that was envisioned when this bold experiment began. It is time to put Alaska first again.

It is time to implement an energy plan that harnesses Alaskan energy and develops jobs and affordable power for Alaska’s people. It is time to revitalize our education system and ensure a bright future for the next generation. It is time to add value to our resources and strengthen our economy. It is time to contain the costs of government, and fix the problems with healthcare. It is time to build the transportation and communications infrastructure that reliably connects our families, communities and businesses to each other and the world. It’s time to take a new direction.

I believe in Alaska. Our story is one that’s rooted in survival. Our history is one of uniting to overcome even the greatest of odds. It is a concept woven into the very fabric of our communities. It is time for leadership that embodies these qualities,leadership that calls on Alaskans to put our differences aside in favor of a higher purpose: to put Alaska first. With your help, we can succeed.

Warm regards,

Ethan is involved in a variety of businesses across Alaska. Most recently, he has been working with the Kodiak Kenai Cable Company to install a submarine fiber optic cable that will run from Kodiak to Unalaska, up the west coast of Alaska, and ultimately into Prudhoe Bay, bringing high speed broadband to more than 140 rural communities and advancing the scientific and defense needs of our state and nation. He has also been promoting renewable energy projects in the lower Yukon Kuskokwim.

In addition, Ethan and Mara have an interest in several small businesses, including two restaurants — Snow City Café and the Spenard Roadhouse – and a commercial real estate venture, Nunatak, LLC. Mara currently teaches at UAA and is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Before beginning elected service, Ethan spent three seasons in Antarctica, doing everything from operating a “D-1″ (also known as a “shovel”), to guiding, to working as an enforcement officer for the U.S. Antarctic Program. Ethan has also worked as a law clerk for the Alaska State Court of Appeals, as an Assistant District Attorney in various Southcentral and rural communities, and established his own law practice. Along the way, he did some commercial fishing in Bristol Bay.

Ethan earned his undergraduate degree studying Government and Economics at Harvard University, where he graduated with honors. He subsequently gained a masters degree in Polar Studies from Cambridge University, and a law degree from Hastings College of the Law.

After serving in the State House of Representatives for ten years, from 1996 to 2006, where he was the minority leader for eight years, Ethan ran for Lt. Governor with Tony Knowles in 2006, and then for U.S. Congress in 2008. As a state legislator, he won national recognition for his distinguished service to Alaska, and championed many issues, including fiscal responsibility and energy policy.