Dave Bronson
Registered Republican · AK
Retired commercial airline captain and Air Force lieutenant colonel who served as mayor of Anchorage from 2021 to 2024. He would push to expand resource development and lower energy costs, and to cut government red tape and support law enforcement.
Where Dave Bronson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (4 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Anti-Corruption (3 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Government Efficiency (3 support · 2 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Called for restricting large factory trawlers from dragging nets on the ocean bottom and argued that excessive factory-trawler harvests were harming Alaska fisheries while leaving too little economic value in the state.
May 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kmxt.org
Vetoed Anchorage's emergency mask-mandate ordinance; after the Assembly overrode him, he continued to oppose the mandate as an improper government intrusion into personal health decisions.
October 14, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: muni.org
Directed Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility staff to stop adding fluoride to the municipal water supply for about five hours, then reversed the order after learning municipal code required fluoridation.
October 1, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: alaskapublic.org
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 oppose
An Anchorage ombudsman investigation substantiated three of six complaints about his administration: a shelter-capacity code violation, sole-source adviser contracts that violated purchasing code, and distribution of explicit cookies at City Hall; a fourth matter was referred elsewhere.
March 20, 2024Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: alaskapublic.org
A state Superior Court ruled against his administration's effort to withhold memoranda summarizing the investigation into former health director Joe Gerace's appointment, finding the records subject to public release.
February 8, 2024Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: muni.org
His administration authorized extensive construction work on a proposed 150-bed navigation center without required Assembly approval; the Municipality later paid $2,455,352 to settle the contractor's claim.
June 16, 2023Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: apnews.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support · 2 oppose
Proposed an Alaska government-efficiency initiative using zero-based budgeting, regulatory reform, department-by-department justification, student-supported audits, and possible outside professional auditors.
March 26, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: alaskawatchman.com
His administration authorized extensive construction work on a proposed 150-bed navigation center without required Assembly approval; the Municipality later paid $2,455,352 to settle the contractor's claim.
June 16, 2023Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: apnews.com
Directed Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility staff to stop adding fluoride to the municipal water supply for about five hours, then reversed the order after learning municipal code required fluoridation.
October 1, 2021Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: alaskapublic.org
Proposed a $550 million FY 2022 municipal budget that reduced spending by $7.5 million from the revised prior-year budget and eliminated 53 positions while keeping core services intact.
October 1, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: muni.org
Vetoed AO 2021-76, arguing that a proposed Houseless Lived Experience Advisory Board duplicated existing municipal homelessness advisory bodies and would add costs.
August 27, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: muni.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support
Proposed an Alaska government-efficiency initiative using zero-based budgeting, regulatory reform, department-by-department justification, student-supported audits, and possible outside professional auditors.
March 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: alaskawatchman.com
Issued line-item vetoes to the Assembly-amended FY 2024 municipal operating and capital budgets, citing spending, revenue, and executive-priority objections.
November 28, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: muni.org
Issued line-item vetoes to the Assembly-amended FY 2022 budget, restoring his spending priorities and putting the budget $110,000 under the municipal tax cap.
November 30, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: muni.org
Proposed a $550 million FY 2022 municipal budget that reduced spending by $7.5 million from the revised prior-year budget and eliminated 53 positions while keeping core services intact.
October 1, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: muni.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Reported that his administration delivered a major police pay raise, restored downtown foot patrols, implemented voter-approved body cameras, and appointed Bianca Cross as Anchorage's first woman police chief.
June 28, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: muni.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Reported that his administration brought 331 low-income housing units online and amended a methane-gas agreement that enabled 1,100 residential lots in Eagle River.
June 28, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: muni.org
As Anchorage mayor, proposed buying one-way airfare out of Anchorage for people without housing before winter, a plan AP reported had not come to fruition as the city scrambled for shelter beds.
September 16, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: apnews.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
As Anchorage mayor, proposed buying one-way airfare out of Anchorage for people without housing before winter, a plan AP reported had not come to fruition as the city scrambled for shelter beds.
September 16, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: apnews.com
Announced a four-part 2022-23 emergency cold-weather shelter plan using portable buildings, micro-grants to community organizations, hotel capacity, and municipal recreation centers.
August 31, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: muni.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Proposed directing the attorney general to review Alaska Supreme Court Order 1993, supporting legislation to restore citizen grand-jury access, investigating credible interference allegations, and appointing an attorney general aligned with that position.
January 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: alaskawatchman.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Called for restricting large factory trawlers from dragging nets on the ocean bottom and argued that excessive factory-trawler harvests were harming Alaska fisheries while leaving too little economic value in the state.
May 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: kmxt.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Reported securing $270 million in state and federal grants for Port of Alaska modernization, including a $200 million state appropriation, while terminal, office, and stabilization projects advanced.
June 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: muni.org
Created and led the Southcentral Mayors' Energy Coalition with 11 other mayors to develop and advocate for short- and long-term regional energy solutions.
June 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: muni.org
Released a revamped municipal snow-and-ice plan backed by $1.5 million, contracting changes, emergency authority, public notifications, and a dedicated information page.
October 13, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: muni.org
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Supported the full statutory Permanent Fund dividend but said a roughly $4,000 dividend could not be achieved immediately through agency cuts alone and would require years of revenue growth and expense reductions.
May 1, 2026
Source: kmxt.org
Received a joint gubernatorial endorsement from Alaska Republican Party District 6 after a questionnaire and interview vetting process.
April 30, 2026
Source: mustreadalaska.com
Resigned as Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport manager after about seven months; the airport said he departed in good standing for personal reasons.
September 2, 2025
Source: alaskabeacon.com
Was appointed manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, responsible for overseeing operations at one of the world's busiest cargo airports, and began the role January 27.
January 27, 2025
Source: dot.alaska.gov
The Anchorage Assembly approved a $250,000 settlement of former municipal manager Amy Demboski's discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, defamation, and related claims arising from her firing under his administration, without an adjudication of those claims.
October 8, 2024
Source: muni.org
Vetoed AO 2024-28, which required Assembly approval for specified resource-property and Eklutna hydropower actions, arguing that it improperly shifted policymaking power from the executive branch.
April 3, 2024
Source: muni.org
Vetoed AO 2022-60(S), which created procedures and standards for removing municipal elected officials for breach of public trust, arguing that it conflicted with the Anchorage Charter and separation of powers.
July 18, 2022
Source: muni.org
Defended anti-mask protesters' use of yellow Star of David imagery, then apologized, said his administration would not tolerate antisemitism, and urged protesters to stop using the symbol.
September 30, 2021
Source: wral.com
Won the 2021 Anchorage mayoral runoff after opponent Forrest Dunbar conceded, beginning a three-year term as mayor.
May 21, 2021
Source: alaskasnewssource.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
An Anchorage ombudsman investigation substantiated three of six complaints about his administration: a shelter-capacity code violation, sole-source adviser contracts that violated purchasing code, and distribution of explicit cookies at City Hall; a fourth matter was referred elsewhere.
March 20, 2024
Source: alaskapublic.org
Past races Dave Bronson ran in:
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026 · Alaska
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor · August 18, 2026 · Alaska