Senator \;Shelley \;Hughes \;is \;excited \;to \;be \;announcing \;her \;plans \;for \;the \;coming \;election \;season \;this \;evening \;at \;a \;public \;gathering \;at \;the \;Rebarchek \;Park \;in \;Palmer \;at \;6:30pm. \;The \;event \;will \;be \;held \;in \;the \;refurbished \;barn \;which \;is \;located \;outside \;the \;gated \;area \;of \;the \;State \;Fair \;on \;the \;south \;end.
\n\n&ldquo\;We \;are \;on \;the \;verge \;of \;big \;and \;new \;things \;in \;Alaska\,&rdquo\; \;Hughes \;stated\, \;&ldquo\;but \;we \;need \;to \;be \;smart \;in \;the \;meantime. \;If \;we \;do \;things \;right\, \;I \;have \;no \;doubt \;that \;the \;sun \;will \;be \;rising \;in \;our great \;state \;in \;a \;game-changing \;way\, \;in \;a \;way \;that \;will \;positively \;and \;multi-generationally \;impact \;our \;livelihoods \;and \;our \;pursuit \;of \;happiness.&rdquo\; \;Senator \;Hughes \;added\, \;&ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ve always \;known \;Alaska \;has \;promising \;potential. \;It&rsquo\;s \;time \;we \;work \;together \;to \;unleash \;and \;realize \;it.&rdquo\;
\n\nAfter \;years \;of \;work \;in \;the \;private \;sector\, \;Shelley \;served \;in \;the \;House \;four \;years \;before \;moving \;to \;the \;Senate \;in \;2017. \;She \;represented \;greater \;Palmer \;and \;Chugiak \;initially\, \;and \;more \;recently greater \;Palmer \;and \;the \;Knik-Fairview \;and \;Settlers \;Bay \;areas. \;During \;that \;time\, \;she \;has \;served \;as Senate \;Majority \;Leader\, \;Judiciary \;Chair\, \;and \;Education \;Chair \;and \;as \;a \;member \;of \;the \;Senate Resources \;Committee. \;Her \;interest \;in \;rebalancing \;power \;between \;the \;states \;and \;the \;federal government \;is \;reflected \;in \;her \;work \;as \;Vice \;Chair \;of \;the \;National \;Federalism \;Commission\, \;and \;her \;interest \;in \;championing \;innovative \;and \;emerging \;technologies \;has \;allowed \;her \;to \;be \;the \;Alaska \;delegate \;on \;the \;NCSL \;Artificial \;Intelligence \;Task \;Force. \;The \;past \;two \;years \;she \;led \;the \;36- \;member \;bipartisan \;task \;force \;focused \;on \;food \;security \;and \;the \;expansion \;of \;the \;agriculture industry \;while \;also \;serving \;on \;the \;national \;board \;of \;the \;State \;Agriculture \;and \;Rural \;Leaders.
\n\nSenator \;Shelley \;Hughes \;has \;been \;known \;across \;the \;state \;as \;one \;of \;the \;most \;accessible \;and \;responsive \;legislators. \;Her \;strong \;belief \;that \;a \;representative \;democracy \;only \;functions \;well \;when \;those \;being \;represented \;weigh \;in \;and \;elected \;officials \;listen \;has \;been \;a \;guiding \;force. \;She looks \;forward \;to \;a \;new \;pathway \;where \;she \;can \;intersect \;with \;more \;Alaskans \;and \;expand \;this \;exchange.
\n LOCATION:Rebarchek Park 2075 Glenn Hwy Palmer\, Alaska 99645 UID:e.3185.23339 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260510T194353Z URL:http://business.wasillachamber.org/events/details/shelly-hughes-announcement-on-political-future-23339 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR