Liberal Democratic Party of Alaska

  

Liberal Democratic Party of Alaska
Leader	Gloria Cooper
House Leader	Franco Dean
Council Leader	Tristen Richardson
Founded	October 15, 1941 (1941-10-15)
Headquarters	2602 Fairbanks Street, Anchorage, Alaska
Newspaper	Liberal Democratic Report
Student wing	Student Liberal Democrats
Youth wing	Young Liberal Democrats
Ideology	Majority:  • Liberalism  • Social liberalism  • American unionism  • Reformism Factions:  • Progressivism  • Left-wing populism  • Social democracy  • Libertarianism
Political position	File:Yellow flag waving.svg Center to Center-left
International affiliation	Liberal International
American affiliation	Liberal Democrats of America
Official colors	Red, Blue
National Council	8 / 20
House of Commons	23 / 60
American Parliament	6 / 10
Politics of Alaska Political parties in Alaska Elections in Alaska

The Liberal Democratic Party of Alaska is a political party in Alaska and is the oldest active political party in Alaska. Founded in 1941, the Liberal Democratic Party was formed before Alaska became an independent state and was a dominion under the Kingdom of Sierra and was originally founded for the sake of pushing for an independent Alaskan nation. Following Alaska's independence, the Liberal Democrats became the governing party and have been one of the two major political parties in Alaska alongside the National Union Party.

The Liberal Democrats espouse liberalism and generally aligns on the center to center-left side of the political spectrum. The party officially describes itself as a big tent and has sought to attract voters from all across the political spectrum, but has generally maintained a liberal ideological majority. Its core issues are supporting a liberal democratic government, a pluralistic and open society, addressing climate change, and addressing all forms of inequality along with adovcating for indigenous, women and minority rights. Core policy positions include easy access to birth control and abortion, supporting a higher minimum wage, addressing issues affecting indigenous peoples in Alaska and supporting same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in regards to social issues. On foreign policy, the LDP espouses American unionism and supports the Conference of American States and is affiliated with the Liberal Democrats of America and seeks stronger ties with CAS member states and other western countries.

The Liberal Democrats were the governing party in the early years of Alaska's independence before becoming the opposition in the 1960s. During the 1970s and 80s, both the Liberal Democrats and National Union Party changed roles as the governing party before the Liberal Democrats became the governing party in the 1990s. Since 2018, the party has been within the official opposition, but remains a major force in Alaskan politics. It currenty holds 8 seats out of 20 in the National Council and 23 in the House of Commons and is in a coalition with the New Democratic Alliance since 2014. The part holds six seats in Alaska's delegation to the American Parliament.