
0:32
Scott Kendall
53:12 - 53:44
“we have seen that. We currently have the most racially diverse legislature we've ever had and the most women elected we've ever had. And for the first time ever, one of our bodies, the House, is actually majority women.”
- Speaker
- Scott Kendall
- Timestamp
- 53:12 – 53:44
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Fairbanks
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
And, you know, we have seen that. We currently have the most racially diverse legislature we've ever had and the most women elected we've ever had. And for the first time ever, one of our bodies, the House, is actually majority women. So that's pretty quick. You know, we've only had 2 election cycles under this system and already it's changing because kind of the old way of doing things where the party leadership would tell you, you wait in line, you wait your turn, that's kind of fallen aside and people are just, what do you know, they're just running and they're winning, you know.