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State Senator Löki Tobin (D - Anchorage): on racial identity in the capitol East Anchorage Matters with Rep. Andrew Gray
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INTERVIEW:Alaska State Senator Löki Tobin is a life-long Alaskan who was born in Nome and is named after her dad Charles Lewis Tobin, who goes by the nickname "Lew." In our most recent statewide election, Löki won the senate race to represent downtown Anchorage. That seat had been held by former senate minority leader Tom Begich. Löki had been a staffer for Tom since 2019. Today we discuss what it was like growing up in rural Alaska as what she describes as a "hyper minority."LEGISLATIV...
INTERVIEW:Alaska State Senator Löki Tobin is a life-long Alaskan who was born in Nome and is named after her dad Charles Lewis Tobin, who goes by the nickname "Lew." In our most recent statewide election, Löki won the senate race to represent downtown Anchorage. That seat had been held by former senate minority leader Tom Begich. Löki had been a staffer for Tom since 2019. Today we discuss what it was like growing up in rural Alaska as what she describes as a "hyper minority."LEGISLATIV...
37 min