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Podcast: East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray
Episode: Forrest Dunbar: AK State Senator & former East Anchorage Assembly Member
Description: Send us Fan MailIn 2014, just before his 30th birthday, Alaska State Senator Forrest Dunbar made a name for himself when he attempted to unseat Alaska’s long-term lone Congressman Don Young. Although he ultimately failed, with just a shoestring budget Dunbar upended expectations earning 41% of the vote and establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with. We discuss his childhood in rural Alaska, his decision to become a lawyer, and how he ended up in the Alaska State Senate. But we begin by talking about the most recent US Supreme Court decisions that ha...