Ashley is All In for Alaska

Experienced. Energized. Alaskan.

Promote Alaska’s Economic Future

  • Other than the hardworking people of Alaska, there is no greater resource possessed by the state than the Permanent Fund. We must be financially responsible and protect the Fund for future generations, ensuring that our children and grandchildren will continue to receive an annual PFD payment.

  • Significant cuts have been made to the operating budget over the years. While there is still some “fat” to trim, we now need a scalpel rather than a cleaver. We should continue downward pressure and keep the government accountable, but we must also fund essential government services that are relied on by Alaskans of all circumstances. By carefully managing the budget, we can provide reliable and efficient services – a better government for everyone.

  • Our economy is stagnant and stuck under a “boom and bust” mindset while oil revenues decline and the continuing problem of outmigration accelerates. We must provide for our future by identifying new investment opportunities, creating pathways for responsible development, and seeking new revenue for Alaska’s long-term stability and growth.

  • Our state is abundant in natural resources. I believe in developing our resources and managing them for the benefit of Alaskans. By putting appropriate oversight and safety measures in place, we can profitably and sustainably develop and manage these resources. Alongside these development efforts, we must also capitalize on the opportunities offered by Alaska’s natural beauty, with enhanced focus on the tourism and recreational economy. Alaskans deserve to benefit from expansion and productive use of our lands and waters, and I will seek to strike a balance between this expansion and the preservation of those same resources for future generations.

Preserve Access to Education

  • Increasing the Base Student Allocation (BSA) is critical for attracting and maintaining qualified staff in schools around the state. Having a BSA that increases periodically with inflation is also important to school districts because it can provide the needed resources to continually meet student needs and can help to keep class sizes low. I fully support legislation which seeks to increase the Base Student Allocation, and which provides for our ongoing educational needs. Our constitution requires the state to provide for the educational needs of students, and the BSA is one of the simplest and most effective ways that we can do this.

  • Active and thoughtful listening is a value that has guided my work as your Representative in Juneau. As we seek to build a strong educational system, we must listen to our educators and learn the challenges they face. Additionally, no matter the thoughts and opinions of the individuals I am listening to or how much these views may differ from my own, respect and empathy guide me in how I listen and respond to all stakeholders and community members.

  • All public employees, including Alaska’s educators, deserve to have a defined benefit system for retirement that will help to both attract and retain qualified professionals. Many of my family members enjoyed the benefits of being Tier I employees, but today’s new hires are not able to have competitive benefits that allow them to comfortably raise their own families in Alaska. Stopping the “brain drain” means ensuring stability for Alaska’s educators and a plan for retirement that people can count on.

  • After years of roller coaster budgeting and continual fiscal uncertainty, it is high time that our University and K-12 administrators be able to look ahead to a predictable and stable funding stream that will provide for the needs of our students and teachers. I support forward-funding education: this action takes education out of the “pink slipping” saga that we see our district resorting to year after year. I am also in favor of targeted increases to the budget for K-12 and UA so that we can help keep class sizes low, meet demanding curriculum requirements, improve technical and vocational educational opportunities, preserve arts and music education as well as liberal and fine arts programs at the University level, address deferred maintenance, and meet the goals desired by state and local policymakers.

Protect the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing of Alaskans

  • Alaskans deserve to make their own choices about the reproductive health care services they need. This includes being able to receive insurance coverage for physician-prescribed contraceptive medication, having greater access to providers, and being able to get an abortion. There has never been a more critical time to support pro-choice, female candidates who will work passionately to ensure that Alaska does not pass legislation that would infringe upon reproductive health care access in this state.

  • Our community deserves to feel safe and protected. Recruiting, training, and retaining high quality individuals to work in public safety and related fields is a major challenge faced by our state. Alaska needs to be able to train police, emergency service, and mental health workers in house and then keep these individuals in the state for the duration of their careers. Ensuring that individuals experiencing disability, homelessness, addiction, hunger, re-entry from incarceration, mental health crises, and other challenging situations have the support needed to be successful helps to ensure a strong community and state.

  • Alaska has experienced a mental health crisis for many years. Our extreme environmental challenges and lack of sufficient support structures for those experiencing depression, anxiety, and other disorders are contributing factors for Alaska having the second highest rate of suicide in the country. Suicide is also the leading cause of death for youth in Alaska. Combating these mental health problems requires multi-faceted solutions. While it is a daunting task, crafting a comprehensive approach to improving mental health outcomes in the state will be a high priority for me as your Representative.

  • The industrial ore haul from the Manh Choh mine near Tetlin to Fort Knox north of Fairbanks presents numerous public safety risks. I have been and continue to oppose the effort to utilize our public highways for this purpose. We must find better solutions to alleviate the cost burden on the state from the ore haul and which take public comment into far greater consideration.

2022 Endorsements

REPRESENTATIVE ADAM WOOL
AFL-CIO
ALASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
BRANDY HARTY
ALEXANDER HIRSCH
FAIRBANKS CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
SHARON ALDEN
NICKY EISEMAN
DONA BRANDLE-BOYLAN
SAVANNAH FLETCHER
ELLEN WEISER
THE ALASKA CENTER
SUSAN TODD
GRETCHEN MURPHY
JAMIE PANARIELLO
THOMAS ALLEN
TEAMSTERS ALIVE
TONYA BROWN
DANIELLE LOGAN
ALASKA HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION PAC
JOYCE POTTER
BRANDON BOYLAN
MIGUEL ROHRBACHER
TIM PARKER
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE ADVOCATES
CARLA HELFERRICH
PETER MCROY
KANEISHA RADGOSKY
MARNA SANFORD
GREG & SUSIE ZIMMERMAN
ERIN MOROTTI
BRIAN ROGERS
LIAM WESCOTT
GAIL MAYO
RON SMITH
MARSHA KNOBEL
TOM DUNCAN
GARRISON COLLETTE
CHARLOTTE CANNON
CLARA ANDERSEN
STAN JUSTICE
DENNY MEHNER
MICHAEL WELSH
TAMARA KRUSE ROSELIUS
MARK & LAEL OLDMIXON

Vote for Ashley Carrick

I am a fourth-generation Alaskan and a long-time Fairbanksan. Moving to Fairbanks was an easy choice: my Grandma grew up along the banks of the Chena River, and my great-grandfather was a founding member of MarkAir. After visiting the Interior throughout my childhood, I knew that Fairbanks was truly the “Golden Heart City.” Making my home in Fairbanks has felt like a homecoming a generation in the making, and I love the variety of arts, recreation, and community opportunities available to me here. I’ve worked as a substitute teacher in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, a counselor with the Rural Alaska Honors Institute, as a program coordinator at the American Lung Association in Alaska, as a teaching assistant and later as an adjunct faculty with the University of Alaska, and as the executive director of the Tanana Valley Watershed Association. Prior to running for office in 2022, I worked with Alaska State Representative Adam Wool as his Chief of Staff for five years. There is nothing that I am more passionate about or dedicated to than the State of Alaska and the prosperity of Fairbanks as my current and future home.