JUNEAU, Alaska - Juneau Mayor Bruce Botelho has entered the fray over filling a vacant state Senate seat, backing a predecessor, Dennis Egan, for the position.There is early bipartisan support for the compromise suggestion from Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau) and John Harris (R-Valdez). Both are asking all parties concerned to unite behind Egan.
Botelho said the former mayor, who served from 1995 to 2000, and is the son of Bill Egan, the state's first governor, would be a good compromise candidate.
Egan is a lifetime Democrat who has a reputation for being fairly conservative but a problem solver as well, Botelho said.
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