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Jeannette Lee

Jeannette Lee was Sightline's Alaska Research Director, based in Anchorage and focused on democracy and housing issues. Prior to Sightline, Jeannette consulted at the Adaptation Fund and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and worked as a federal natural gas researcher. She was also a business and policy journalist for The Associated Press in Alaska and Hawai'i, Atlantic Media Company in Washington, DC, and the former Alaska Dispatch News (previously and currently the Anchorage Daily News). Jeannette earned her BA in history from Yale University and her MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where she focused on economics and Arctic energy and climate issues. Jeannette is very pro-noncontiguous states, having moved to Alaska in 2005 from her home state of Hawai'i. She spends many hours trying to be a decent cross-country skier, mountain biker, and gardener. Find her research here.

Jeannette Lee

Jeannette Lee

Latest articles

Anchorage Adopts Model ADU Reforms

Takeaways The Anchorage Assembly just passed a suite of reforms that open up accessory dwelling units, or “bonus homes,” as ...
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Alaska’s Midterm Elections Yield Mixed Results (But in a Good Way)

Takeaways Senator Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican, retook her seat in Congress. Representative Mary Peltola, a moderate Democrat, won a ...
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Alaska Primary Voters Had More Choice in 2022

Takeaways More Independents ran under the new election system of open primaries and ranked choice voting. More Alaskans ran for ...
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A Guide to Alaska’s November 2022 Election

Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. Alaskans tried ...
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Save Anchorage from Parking Mandates

Takeaways Like cities across America, Anchorage tends to overbuild parking. Returning control over parking decisions to property owners and businesses ...
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What Peltola’s Win Can Teach Alaska (and America)

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Mary Peltola is going to the US House. The ...
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Compare Cheney and Murkowski’s Political Fates—It’s All About the Primary

The following is excerpted from an article Sightline senior researcher Jeannette Lee guest-wrote for The Fulcrum.  If you want to ...
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Can Anchorage Bring Back the Triplex?

Takeaways Inefficient use of land, caused in part by restrictive zoning laws, is constricting Anchorage’s housing supply, making homes more ...
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In Alaska’s Special Election, a Bipartisan Mindset Makes Sense

Takeaways Voters in the special general election for Alaska’s US House seat have the power to rank candidates across party ...
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A Guide to Alaska’s August 16 Election

Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. Author’s note: ...
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A Berry Alaska-Style Election

Editor’s note: Deadline has been extended to Sunday, June 24, at 5:00 p.m. Alaska Time Alaska is using a new ...
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Why Alaska’s Top-Four Open Primaries Are Better Than Top-Two

Takeaways Open primary elections are an antidote to extremism. They let all voters, not just a partisan few, choose the ...
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