Patricia R. Chesbro
Registered Democrat · AK
Patricia Chesbro is a retired educator who led Mat-Su schools as superintendent, was an interim education dean at UAA, and served on the Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission. She focuses on child well-being, including school funding, early learning, youth health care, and a fair fiscal plan.
Where Patricia R. Chesbro stands, based on their records
Supports
Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Publicly criticized Senator Lisa Murkowski's record on abortion access, arguing that the conscience-protection language in the Reproductive Freedom for All Act left a loophole for health care providers to deny abortions on religious grounds, and that Murkowski's confirmation votes helped seat the Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade.
October 17, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: adn.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Earned a bachelor's degree in education from Syracuse University and a master's degree in education from the State University of New York at Albany, and served as president of the Mat-Su Education Association.
July 31, 2026
Source: ballotpedia.org
Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates - Alaska endorsed Pat Chesbro for Alaska Senate District M in its final round of 2026 endorsements.
July 16, 2026
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org
Taught English at Palmer High School for 15 years and then served as the school's principal for nine years, ending in 1999, after moving to Alaska from Upstate New York in 1974 for a teaching job.
October 17, 2022
Source: adn.com
Served two years as superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, then spent a decade teaching in the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Education, including one year as the college's interim dean.
October 17, 2022
Source: adn.com
Past races Patricia R. Chesbro ran in:
- State Senator, District M · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District M; Alaska
- State Senator, Senate District M · August 18, 2026 · State Senate District M; Alaska