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Andrew Gray

@andrewgrayak.bsky.social

Host of East Anchorage Book Club podcast, Army veteran, physician assistant, dad, & candidate for AK State House

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Ma’am, I need serious help. Believe me.

22.10.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps you can attend an event and make a more compelling video using skills from TikTok? That would be a great way to help.

22.10.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I apologize: the video is very weird. I did the best I could. I apologize for my lack of IT talent. The Alaska Dems didn’t find me. I did this myself. I am so sorry.

22.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight I introduced Matt Schultz at his 1st official campaign event for US Congress. Rev. Schultz has been advocating for all those with less in Alaska since 1997, & he's the leader we need in DC. Let's eliminate poverty & make healthcare affordable. mattschultzforalaska.com

21.10.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I’ve known Rev. Matt Schultz for ~8 years & feel extremely confident that he’s the real deal. Authentic, good to his word, deeply compassionate & empathetic in the way that means he’s also brave about standing up to bullies, standing firmly FOR things that help us & firmly against harmful policies.

20.10.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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I’m singing in the Alaska Chambers Singers concert this weekend:

Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service)

Saturday night at 7:30 pm & Sunday afternoon at 4 pm.

St Patrick’s Parish, 2111 Muldoon

Please come!

10.10.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Last night 4 reporters resigned from the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai & the Homer News. Listen on my podcast to the Clarion’s lone news reporter @jakecdye.bsky.social explain his decision to walk & the future of journalism on the Kenai Peninsula:

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#akleg

30.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Reporters at the Carpenter Media Group-owned papers in Kenai have resigned: β€œThough this decision is extremely painful for all of us, it is not difficult. We cannot do our jobs knowing that pressure from an elected official can mean our stories are edited without prior consultation with us.”

#akleg

30.09.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael Armstrong: former editor of the Homer News - East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray Former editor of the Homer News Michael Armstrong moved to Alaska from Florida in 1979. After over a decade in Anchorage working as a freelance reporter at the ADN and as an adjunct English professor ...

Thanks for the tag. Please listen to my most recent episode of the podcast: we talk about this extensively for the first 12 minutes:

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30.09.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Wednesday we honored an organization & person, both fully committed to keeping Alaskans healthy. Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center is celebrating 50 years, and we surprised CEO Lisa Aquino with a citation for her career in community service. Thank you, ANHC and Lisa! #akleg

26.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, She is furious with me for my support of this β€œleftist” newspaper.

26.09.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean for the record, I have communicated with Vance about this

26.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a more pessimistic view of the strength of our small town papers. I don’t think they can withstand a boycott of any kind

26.09.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Vance didn’t know she got the story changed. She thought she got it taken down.

26.09.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. If you punish our local newspapers for every mistake they make, totalitarians win: we need local journalism. They reposted the article β€” yes with some edits, but it’s more important that they stay in business.

26.09.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homer holds vigil for Charlie Kirk; highlights opening of local Turning Point Education private school | Homer News The vigil was organized in part by District 6 Rep. Sarah Vance.

www.homernews.com/news/homer-h...

26.09.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The article is back up.

26.09.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska’s local journalism needs our support. Opponents of πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ democracy know that our boots-on-the-ground reporters are the most trusted news sources, so they work overtime to discredit them.

Support the 1st amendment & subscribe to @Homer_News:

www.homernews.com/subscribe/

#akleg

26.09.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Lisa Alexia is a physician assistant who specializes in eating disorders & expert on health risks of sleep disruption. She supports ending daylight saving time. #akleg
Listen:
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For questions about eating disorders, visit AKEDA: www.akeatingdisordersalliance.org

18.09.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic publicizing constituent town hall event with Rep. Andrew Gray and Rep. Genevieve Mina. The event is Sunday, June 15th from 2 to 3:30pm. The event is at La Michoacana ice cream shop at 2808 E. Tudor. The shop can be reached by bus, People Mover Route 25.

Graphic publicizing constituent town hall event with Rep. Andrew Gray and Rep. Genevieve Mina. The event is Sunday, June 15th from 2 to 3:30pm. The event is at La Michoacana ice cream shop at 2808 E. Tudor. The shop can be reached by bus, People Mover Route 25.

Join Reps. Andrew Gray (HD20) & Genevieve Mina @repmina.bsky.social (HD19) this Sunday 6/15 @ 2-3:30 pm for a Constituent Town Hall at La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop on East Tudor.

Celebrate Father’s Day with some tasty treats and chatting with your local representatives! #akleg

10.06.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #Pride Month from East Anchorage Book Club podcast!

JJ Harrier is 2025 chair of Anchorage Pride Parade. Growing up in Girdwood, he traveled the US & Europe, ending up homeless in Portland in his early 30s. Entering rehab in #Alaska changed his life. #akleg

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09.06.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep Zack Fields (D-Anc) on Trump's budget: "A Chinese foreign agent couldn't have done better to disempower America than the House budget reconciliation bill."
#akleg governs downstream of federal gov't: with massive cuts to essential programs, AK CANNOT fill gaps.
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06.06.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This was a language I loved!

05.06.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At this conference, it was like this panel was speaking another language.

05.06.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They were not represented on that panel β€” every one on the panel was flown in from out of state

05.06.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They talked a lot about solar in villages.

05.06.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

13-15 year olds’ ability to legally consent to sex with someone up to 4 years older is current law. My bill didn’t change that. HB 101 just limits who 16- & 17- year olds could have sex with. Currently there is no upper limit on whom 16- & 17- year olds can consent to sex with.

27.05.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week’s guest on East Anchorage Book Club Podcast is 2025 #PulitzerPrize winner #TessaHulls. She is the 2nd #graphicnovelist to win the award. We discuss working in the Juneau Capitol kitchen, #Alaska, & her #memoir, β€œFeeding Ghosts.” #akleg listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #books

27.05.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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South Anchorage Rep Ky Holland was born in Anchorage. Son of Federal Judge Russ Holland who was the judge in the case against Exxon after the Exxon Valdez Oil spill, we talk about his life & the case against American Samoans voting in Whittier. #akleg

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19.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have completed our work in Juneau. My office has had an eventful final week (including passing HB 101 that raises the age of consent to 18). My staff Claire Bredar, Nate Graham, Nicole Larango, & Kyle Johansen worked hard this year. So grateful!
Read my e-news: mailchi.mp/d29bb32ca3ef...

21.05.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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