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.[1][2] He supports a constitutional amendment mandating Permanent Fund dividends by the pre-2017 formula and describes data centers as an economic opportunity.[3]
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]
- 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
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.