Dunleavy announces plans to run for governor in Alaska

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on April 3, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
JUNEAU — A Republican state senator has announced plans to run for governor in Alaska.
U.S. Sen. Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla on Monday filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission a letter of intent to run.
The election will be held next year. Gov. Bill Walker, a Republican-turned-independent, has not formally announced whether he’ll seek re-election.
Dunleavy had