Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
76:15 - 77:06
“And I would guard that with my life as governor, and any attempt to raid the billion-dollar PCE endowment, I would veto that.”
- Speaker
- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
- Timestamp
- 76:15 – 77:06
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 13, 2026
From the transcript
And I would guard that with my life as governor, and any attempt to raid the billion-dollar PCE endowment, I would veto that. And there's been, you know, great legislative leaders Lyman Hoffman and Bethel, other rural legislators who have helped build that and, and protect it. But I think it requires constant vigilance, and I would be committed to protecting PCE as governor. As a big supporter of the Renewable Energy Fund, which helped build non-diesel energy sources in rural Alaska, I'm an all the above hydro— or all the above energy person, including hydro, wind, solar, natural gas, whatever pencils, and I would continue to support Renewable Energy Fund investment to help communities get off diesel and ultimately lower the cost of living in rural Alaska.
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