Joy E. "Joy Beth" Cottle
Nonpartisan · Alaska · 2026Top priorities
- Reducing and stabilizing energy costs while pursuing clean energy and balanced budgets
- Ensuring school funding keeps pace with inflation after three District 34 schools closed
- Adopting a defined-benefit pension system to improve recruitment and retention of firefighters and other public safety personnel
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Cottle was born in Nome and raised in a farming community in Delta Junction, and earned a Bachelor of Science in biology along with associate degrees in municipal fire science and emergency medical services from UAF, per the campaign site. In 2003 Cottle became the first female firefighter hired at the Fairbanks Fire Department, advancing to battalion chief, and now teaches student firefighters at the University Fire Department, per the campaign site.
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