PUBLIC SERVICE FROM A NEIGHBOR
MEET DANA R, YOUR CANDIDATE FOR THE VALLEY
12+
Years in the Marine Corps as an Electronic Warfare Technician
13+
Years living and working in the Mat-Su Valley
$43.4M
DoD investment at Port MacKenzie for critical minerals
I'm Dana Raffaniello, and I'm running for Mat-Su Borough Assembly, District 2, because our Valley deserves leadership that's hands-on, grounded in service, and focused on what works.
REAL ROOTS, REAL VISION
BUILT FOR THIS VALLEY.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, I first arrived in Alaska in January 2001. I made Fairbanks home until 2007, maintaining satellite tracking stations, biomedical equipment, and fiber and microwave circuits on the PARC bombing range. From 2007 to 2011, I lived in King Salmon and Dillingham, providing telecommunications services to some of the most remote villages in Alaska. Since 2012, I've lived in the Mat-Su Valley, working with major telecom providers to engineer the satellite, optical, and IP networks that bring broadband to Alaskans across the state.
From my years as an Electronic Warfare Technician in the United States Marine Corps to my current role building Alaska's internet backbone, I don't just understand systems. I make them work. I've spent my career solving problems across the tundra and coastline, and now I'm bringing that hands-on approach to our Borough government.
I'm running as a registered Republican, but guided by community needs and practical solutions.
See where I stand on every issueI'M RUNNING TO
- Create safer neighborhoods through smarter patrol coverage and Borough-led public safety options
- Build a transit system that starts with microtransit and grows into predictable, accessible commuter routes
- Support affordable housing, vocational training, and economic development rooted in dignity, not debt
- Protect our cultural and family values that preserve what makes the Valley unique
- Open up West Susitna not just for development, but for opportunity and revenue that serves our people
This campaign isn't about slogans. It's about systems that work. It's about accountability, not convenience. It's about building what's next for the Valley.