Denny Wells
Registered Democrat · AK
Denny Wells is an Anchorage small-business owner and former oil industry worker with a math degree from UAF who served in the Peace Corps. He lists education, fiscal responsibility, safe neighborhoods, and affordable energy as priorities.
Where Denny Wells stands, based on their records
Supports
Election Integrity (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Working as a private citizen, Wells drafted Anchorage reapportionment maps and revised them with Assembly member John Weddleton; the Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to set aside the three competing proposals and advance the Weddleton-Wells map, which residents and members had described as the fairest compromise for keeping communities intact.
March 1, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: adn.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and worked as a small business owner, a data analyst, and in Alaska's oil industry. Has been active with St. John United Methodist Church, Chugach Optional Education Corp, Anchorage Opera, and Alaska Returned Peace Corps.
July 31, 2026
Source: ballotpedia.org
The Anchorage Assembly adopted the redistricting map drafted by Assembly member John Weddleton and Denny Wells, with amendments from Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant, setting the municipality's new election district boundaries and adding a 12th Assembly seat.
March 24, 2022
Source: adn.com
Past races Denny Wells ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 15; Alaska
- State House District 15 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 15; Alaska