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John Weddleton moved to Anchorage in 1987 after a life of traveling across the country and world, including several years in Istanbul, Lugano, and five years as a dry cabin dweller in Fairbanks. John started his work career as an economic consultant. He now owns a retail business and some commercial properties. John went to a Community Council meeting in 1997, then things got out of hand. His work through Community Councils, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee led to two terms on the Anchorage Assembly. He is now on the board of the Anchorage Affordable Housing and Land Trust. John's wife, Ronni, patiently allows him time for these activities. John has a master's in economics from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1986, and a B.A. in Political Science from Tulane University, 1980.

Erin Baldwin Day was elected this year to represent Midtown Anchorage, District 4, on the Anchorage Assembly. Erin was born and raised in Alaska, left for college after graduating from East Anchorage High School in 2000, and returned here in 2009 to raise her own family in Midtown. Following fifteen years of service as a local policy advocate, community organizer, pastor, and nonprofit leader, she joins the Assembly with a particular focus on the issues that impact the daily lives of working people in Anchorage: housing supply, childcare access, and transportation infrastructure. Erin lives in University Park with her husband of twenty years, two fantastic teenagers, and a dog named Max. When she's not at work, you might find her flying down a trail on her fat tire bike, whipping up delicious messes in the kitchen, writing bad poetry, or enjoying live music. She lives by the mantra that the long moral arc of the universe only bends toward justice if the people do the pulling.

John's slides - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kxmjnpf3y5ienxn9dxm80/TSDO-Unitarians-12-14-25.pdf?rlkey=ddj71y13kxyfn63klwohb17td&dl=0

Erin's slides - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/55hkd5tecbzeospw2wvh8/UU-Forum-Presentation.pdf?rlkey=tuikxtbci9x5g0eptbh6q3tho&dl=0