Governor of Alaska
Dave Bronson
Former Mayor of Anchorage (2021–2024)R
- Race
- Governor of Alaska
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D); Bernadette Wilson (R); Treg Taylor (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Support school choice, including vouchers, so families can select the learning environment that best fits their child
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins D | challenger |
| Bernadette Wilson R | challenger |
| Dave Bronson R | challenger |
| Treg Taylor R | challenger |
Running with Josh Church, a financial professional. Finished fourth in the primary (8.1%).
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Support school choice, including vouchers, so families can select the learning environment that best fits their child
His education plan says he supports school choice, including vouchers, and would raise education tax credits to $3,000 per student.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Dave Bronson is a Republican, a retired Air National Guard lieutenant colonel and commercial pilot who served as mayor of Anchorage from 2021 to 2024 and later managed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. He supports a constitutional amendment mandating Permanent Fund dividends by the pre-2017 formula and describes data centers as an economic opportunity.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Bronson was born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin, and earned a B.S. in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1981 to 1990 and in the Alaska Air National Guard from 1993 to 2005, retiring as a lieutenant colonel, and has worked as a commercial pilot since 1990.[1]
Bronson won the Anchorage mayor's office in a May 2021 runoff and served until 2024, when he lost re-election to Suzanne LaFrance.[1][2] In January 2025, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed him to manage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, and he announced his resignation from that job in August 2025.[2] He announced his run for governor on October 2, 2025.[1][2] The Alaska Beacon describes him as an experienced pilot.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Increase spending on infrastructure and the Permanent Fund dividend, including a constitutional amendment to mandate a dividend by the formula used from 1982 through 2016.[5]
- Encourages data centers, saying he sees economic opportunity in them.[6]
- Public education: aims for top-10 national rankings in 4th- and 8th-grade reading and math within 10 years, with school choice and workforce pathways (the AK 10/10 Plan).[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“We will pursue an all-of-the-above infrastructure strategy that delivers reliable power, lower costs, and energy security for all Alaskans—urban, rural, military, and commercial.”[7]
In his Alaska Infrastructure & Energy plan (campaign policy PDF), which also lists small modular nuclear reactors, natural gas and small-scale hydro
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/dave-bronson
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Dave Bronson · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announces run for Alaska governor · Alaska Beacon · 2025-10-02 News report
- 3.Where do Alaska's four governor candidates stand on data centers? · Alaska Beacon · 2026-09-18 News report
- 4.AK 10/10 Plan - Workforce First Public Education (policy PDF) · Bronson for Governor campaign Candidate's own words
- 5.Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announces run for Alaska governor · Alaska Beacon · 2025-10-02 News report
- 6.Where do Alaska's four governor candidates stand on data centers? · Alaska Beacon · 2026-09-18 News report
- 7.Alaska Infrastructure & Energy / Build Big Again (policy PDF) · Bronson for Governor campaign Candidate's own words