Anchorage voters elect first openly gay assembly members

If the numbers hold, a large majority of the Assembly will be aligned with the direction Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is taking the city.
With incumbents Pete Peterson and Tim Steele keeping their seats in East and West Anchorage districts, Christopher Constant as the sole representative for the Downtown district, Felix Rivera sweeping the Midtown race and a surprise finish in the historically conservative South Anchorage, putting Suzanne LaFrance ahead of right leaning candidate Albert Folge, the new