Palmer, AK – Today, Dr Peter Bauer announced his campaign for the Alaska State Senate District O seat. Bauer, a retired medical doctor, says his campaign will focus on the cost and quality of life, particularly energy, access to quality medical care, and revitalizing public education.

“The spiraling cost of living is neither an accident nor inevitable. It is the product of laws and policies created by those who have accumulated power and wealth, including within our own Great State. Alaska's government belongs to all of us,” said Bauer. “I’m running to make sure our government hears the voices of Alaskans and works first and foremost for them.“

Underpinning all these specific issues, he says, is the imperative of ensuring that fundamental constitutional rights are again the inviolable bedrock of just law in our state and nation — for everyone.

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• Facebook: Dr Pete for Alaska

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• LinkedIn: Dr Pete for Alaska

About Peter Bauer

“Dr Pete” earned an MD from Mayo Medical School, a Master of Public Health from the University of Utah, and board certifications in Aerospace and Occupational Medicine. His medical career spanned 34 years of service as a flight surgeon in the Air Force, at NASA Johnson Space Center, and finally from 2017-2023 at JB Elmendorf-Richardson under DoD contract.

Pete and his wife LeeAnn moved from Anchorage to The Mat-Su after he retired from medical practice in 2023. He is a private pilot, hockey player, and enjoys amateur photography and videography.  He and LeeAnn cross country ski, hike and bike.