Oh, my gosh, sometimes citizen activism WORKS!
Some of you might remember when my state representative, who had been elected as a Democrat since 2006, switched parties to Republican right after the 2012 election, before even being sworn in. Our district, one of the most liberal in the state, was outraged. We mounted a recall effort, which is still before the court, but today this news came out.
http://amandacoyne.com/politics/holmes-will-not-be-seeking-reelection-to-her-house-seat-in-west-anchorage/
Holmes will not be seeking reelection to her House seat in West Anchorage
Posted on May 2, 2014
Anchorage Rep. Lindsey Holmes confirmed on Friday that she will not be seeking reelection to her House seat in West Anchorage.
“It was a hard decision because I love my job, and I feel really good about a lot of things I did as a legislator,” she said. Her heart, however, wasn’t 100 percent in it. She said she’s looking forward to working, spending time with her god kids, friends, and in the house that she loves.
Holmes switched from Democrat to Republican last year, and has received much criticism, and a recall effort, for doing so.
She doesn’t know what she’ll be doing now. She’s a lawyer and she’ll be looking for a job in the private sector, but she doesn’t have anything lined up.
As for party politics, she going to continue to be a Republican, and will help out Rep. Mia Costello in her run for state Senate, she said. She’d also like to help those who are working to oppose an oil tax repeal. She will not be supporting Matt Claman, the Democrat who is running for her seat.
Contact Amanda Coyne at amandmacoyne@yahoo.com
WOO-HOO, WE DID IT. RAN HER RIGHT OUT OF OFFICE.
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many have unintentionally voted for cross-filed R's. Sickens me. 
So cool to hear that some of these sneaks can be dealt with occasionally!
Rock on. 
We did a lot of telephoning, walking the neighborhoods gathering signatures, standing on a prominent corner with Recall Lindsey Holmes signs every Sunday for over a year and a half, at least, through rain, snow and wind. When we were denied by the Division of Elections, we took it to court. We never let her forget that we were watching her every move.
Even though the Court denied our motions yesterday, today we achieved our objective. She's outta here. 
Congratulations! How cool that you folks never let up on her until the very end!
