Sarah Vance (politician)
Sarah Vance | |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Seaton |
| Constituency | 31st district (2019–2023) 6th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1979 Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jeff Vance |
| Residence | Homer, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) |
Sarah L. Vance is an American politician from Alaska. Vance is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 6th district.
Political career
[edit]Sarah Vance began her political career as Co-Chair and spokesperson for Heartbeat of Homer, a local recall campaign against three members of the Homer City Council in Homer, Alaska.[1] The group campaigned to recall 3 members of the Homer City Council over transparency complaints. The group accused the city council members Donna Aderhold, David Lewis, and Catriona Reynolds of lying to the public about the intention behind an "inclusivity resolution", which the group alleges was an attempt to declare Homer a sanctuary city.[2] All three council members retained their seats by wide margins.[3]
Vance ran for the Homer City Council in 2017, finishing third.[4]
Vance defeated incumbent Representative Paul Seaton in the 2018 general election.[5]
Vance announced she was running for re-election on November 3, 2020. Running against Vance as an undeclared candidate was Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Kelly Cooper.[6]
Electoral history
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2024
[edit]Primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sarah Vance (incumbent) | 1,998 | 43.2 | |
| Independent | Brent Johnson | 1,569 | 34.0 | |
| Independent | Alana Greear (withdrew) | 790 | 17.1 | |
| Republican | Dawson Slaughter | 265 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 4,622 | 100.0 | ||
After the primary election, Alana Greear withdrew from the race and endorsed fellow Independent Brent Johnson.[7]
General
[edit]| Party | Candidate | First choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||
| Republican | Sarah Vance (incumbent) | 5,360 | 47.0% | +3 | 5,363 | 47.0% | +275 | 5,638 | 52.3% | ||
| Independent | Brent Johnson | 4,956 | 43.4% | +9 | 4,965 | 43.5% | +185 | 5,150 | 47.7% | ||
| Republican | Dawson R. Slaughter | 1,074 | 9.4% | +4 | 1,078 | 9.5% | - 1,078 | Eliminated | |||
| Write-in | 27 | 0.2% | - 27 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Total votes | 11,417 | 11,406 | 10,788 | ||||||||
| Blank or inactive ballots | 392 | +618 | 1,010 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Armstrong, Michael (2017-08-03). "APOC assesses penalty against Heartbeat of Homer; spokesperson of group running for city council". Homer News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Pro-recall group in Homer holds rally as ACLU case lands on fourth judge". 21 May 2017.
- ^ "After incumbents survive Homer council recall effort, a desire to 'move on'". Anchorage Daily News. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ Pacer, Megan (16 August 2018). "Sarah Vance makes run at House of Representatives seat". Homer News. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Devin (7 November 2018). "GOP poised to retake state House after knocking off Seaton, Grenn". Alaska Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Cooper files for House District 31 race". 18 November 2019.
- ^ Dye, Jacob (September 2, 2024). "Alana Greear drops out of race for House District 6". Homer News. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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