Bridgman Files For South Anchorage Assembly Seat
Tim Bridgman has filed his letter of intent to run for the South Anchorage Assembly seat currently occupied by incumbent Dick Tremaine. In his first run for public office in the April 2004 Assembly elections, Bridgman lost by a narrow margin to incumbent Janice Shamberg. "This time I know what to do," says Bridgman.
Bridgman emigrated from England to the United States in 1963. Arriving in Alaska in 1974, Bridgman went to work on the trans-Alaska pipeline. He retired from Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in 1995, and now works as a private consultant providing business, engineering and project management services to small businesses and the oil and gas industry.
Bridgman has previously served as an oil and gas group leader for United Way campaigns and has conducted numerous classes through the Small Business Development Center to help small business get started in their ventures.
Bridgman and his wife Rose made Anchorage their home and have raised three children, all educated in the Anchorage School District system. He is an active community leader who currently serves as president of the Oceanview/Old Seward Community Council and as a member of the Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Commission. He is a willing volunteer and has worked on Habitat for Humanity houses and is an active member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish.
Bridgman will be asking the voters of south Anchorage if they are satisfied with the representation they are receiving and offer new ideas and enthusiasm to serve the constituents. Bridgman, who describes himself as a pragmatic engineer with a natural conservative bent, will campaign on property taxes, roads and transportation and public safety which in Bridgman's opinion are the primary responsibilities of local government.