He tried, but lost. Former radio host Gil Sanchez, who competed against 7 others for the Anchorage school board, did not win in Tuesday’s election. According to what Gil told me a few days ago, he would have been the first Latino elected to that board.
Although disappointed, he does not feel defeated: “This is my first political campaign, ran undeclared, and at least 3110 people thought I was good for the job. “