Traini for Assembly

Dick Traini has served midtown diligently on the Assembly. He's a proven leader who represents our district well, providing fair and balanced leadership. Dick's colleagues have elected him Chair of the Assembly six times. Dick brings diverse interests together and works out a fair solution. Dick has sponsored ordinances that accomplished the following:

- Toughest Drunk Driving Law in the United States, which serves as the model for other Alaskan cities

- Toughened penalties for DUI offenders and those who sell or deliver alcohol to minors

- City anti-stalking law

- Penalties for person involved in soliciting prostitution from automobiles

- Tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and unlicensed drivers

- Laws pertaining to carbon monoxide detectors in private residences

- Tobacco tax to discourage use by minors

- Law prohibiting minors from being exploited in "nudie shows"

- Helped establish Youth Court

- Helped establish Midtown Community Council

- Created Anchorage Americans with Disabilities Act Commission

- Provided for off-leash dog parks

- Abbot Loop Community Park and ball fields

- Led the effort on Elmor road to provide an alternative to Lake Otis

- Anti-Second-hand smoking law, approved by 75% of voters

- Abolished the auto emissions requirement for Anchorage drivers

- Restricted sales of an ingredient used to manufacture illegal drugs in Anchorage