Sen. McGuire won’t seek re-election in 2016

Sen. Lesil McGuire addresses the Alaska Senate, April 19, 2014. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)
Senator Lesil McGuire, a Republican from Anchorage, likely surprised attendees at the Arctic Energy Summit in Fairbanks today when she announced she would not seek re-election next year.
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McGuire said she chose the summit as the place to make her announcement because the arctic and energy issues are two of the great passions of her life. She said although being a senator for the past 1