Ryan Sheldon on Alaska’s Cost of Living, Energy Crisis, Education, and His Run for State Senate

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John Quick sits down with Alaska Senate candidate Ryan Sheldon on The Northern Ledger for a conversation about his campaign, his background in business, and the issues he says he is hearing most from voters across his district. Sheldon discusses the cost of living in Alaska , rising energy concerns, the future of the Alaska LNG project , electricity rates, education funding, teacher retention, and what it would take to keep more families and businesses in the state. He also talks about growing up in a business-minded family, why he decided to run, how he views the role of government in helping Alaska’s economy move again, and why he believes long-term thinking is needed in Juneau. The…