Dear Friends –

It is with great hope for Alaska's future that I have decided to end my campaign to become Alaska's next Congressman. There are two outstanding Alaska Native women in this race who would both serve our state well, and I encourage my supporters to stay engaged and consider giving their first-place vote to whichever of them best matches their own values.

This race has been both exhausting and exhilarating. I appreciate all of you that donated to the campaign, wrote letters to the editor on my behalf, worked as co-chairs, put-up yard signs and attended sign-waving rallies. Thank you so much for your support. Trust that I am making the right decision.

I am a lifelong Alaskan with a passion for this state and its people. I know that polarizing partisanship is not how solutions are achieved. It takes leadership and work. Unfortunately, Alaska and America are stuck right now, and Monica and I have decided it is just too hard to run as a nonpartisan candidate in this race. I still believe that when people with differing opinions listen to each other and work together, problems get solved. Maybe we can reach that place sometime in the future. I hope we do.

Right now, our country is broken- inflation is out of control and partisan gridlock and grandstanding keeps decisive action at a standstill. My goals were: *
To
bring
fiscal
common
sense
to
Washington
and
reign
in
government
spending
to
control
inflation.
*
To
expand
Alaska's
energy
sector
including
renewable
energy,
oil
and
gas,
and
lower
the
cost
of
energy
in
Alaska,
and
promote
America's
energy
independence.
*
To
fortify
Alaska's
role
in
the
Arctic
to
defend
against
aggressors
like
Russia
and
China,
and
to
use
our
strategic
position
to
deliver
jobs
and
infrastructure.
*
To
deliver
on
healthcare
and
pharmaceutical
cost
reform
and
to
make
healthcare
more
affordable
and
accessible
through
a
public
option.
And
to
work
towards
the
broader
goal
of
a
government
public
health
care
system
that
is
available
to
everyone
who
wants
to
buy
into
it,
while
still
preserving
the
private
health
care
system
for
those
who
desire
to
pay
more
for
extra
benefits
that
a
public
system
might
not
provide.
*
To
work
to
diversify
Alaska's
economy
to
include
a
broader
range
of
value-added
industries.
*
To
advocate
for
access
to
high-speed
internet
and
transportation
and
infrastructure
solutions
to
connect
our
communities
to
the
goods
and
services
they
need.
*
To
be
a
strong
voice
for
our
subsistence
culture
and
way
of
life
and
to
fight
for
sustainable
fisheries.
*
To
keep
the
government
out
of
personal
decisions,
like
the
use
of
cannabis,
gender
identity,
and
our
sexual
and
reproductive
choices.
*
To
work
to
end
dark
money's
influence
on
our
politics
and
to
always
put
your
voice
ahead
of
corporate
money.

It's time to deliver for Alaska and our country, and I hope that your next Congressman or Congresswoman does that.

Thank you again for your support.

Respectfully,

Al Gross


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