Paul Bauer

Paul Bauer is a Nonpartisan candidate for Alaska House of Representatives District 20 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Andrew Gray (D).[2][1] He is a U.S. Army veteran and a former member of the Anchorage Assembly.[1]

Bauer was born in Brooklyn, New York, and served in the U.S. Army from 1973 to 1995.[1] He earned a degree from Siena College in 1990 and an associate degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1997.[1] His career includes work as a contract employment education facilitator with the U.S. Department of Labor and as a manager with the Alaska Military Youth Academy.[1]

Bauer served on the Anchorage Assembly and as a mayor's commissioner on the Public Facilities Advisory Commission, and has been a director of the Alaska Moose Federation and the Alaska Military History Museum Board.[1] He was a candidate in the 2015 Anchorage mayoral election, ran in 2020 as a Republican for Alaska House District 16, and ran for District 20 in 2022.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.