Changes

Another important event in the AIP's history occurred in 1990. The party's nominees for governor dropped out, so Joe Fogler found [[Walter J. Hickel]], a former [[Secretary of the Interior]] and former Alaska Governor under the Republican ticket, to run for the AIP. Hickel named state senator [[Jack Coghill]] his running mate after he had won the GOP nomination for Lieutenant Governor. This was possible mainly because the GOP nominee for governor, [[Arliss Sturgulewski]], was too [[liberal]] on [[abortion]], [[school prayer]], and the [[death penalty]]. Hickel was able to attract enough votes away from the liberal GOP candidate and won the race, with 38.9% of the vote.  

Another important event in the AIP's history occurred in 1990. The party's nominees for governor dropped out, so Joe Fogler found [[Walter J. Hickel]], a former [[Secretary of the Interior]] and former Alaska Governor under the Republican ticket, to run for the AIP. Hickel named state senator [[Jack Coghill]] his running mate after he had won the GOP nomination for Lieutenant Governor. This was possible mainly because the GOP nominee for governor, [[Arliss Sturgulewski]], was too [[liberal]] on [[abortion]], [[school prayer]], and the [[death penalty]]. Hickel was able to attract enough votes away from the liberal GOP candidate and won the race, with 38.9% of the vote.  

</br>

</br>

Hickel's term was riddled with controversy, being mocked in newspapers for his grandiose proposals. Several [[recalls]] were proposed, but Hickel was able to complete his term. Jack Coghill ran for governor but did not garner as much success as Hickel did, and only received 13% of the vote.<ref>http://www.akip.org/introduction.html</ref>

Hickel's term was riddled with controversy, being mocked in newspapers for his grandiose proposals. Several [[recall election|recalls]] were proposed, but Hickel was able to complete his term. Jack Coghill ran for governor but did not garner as much success as Hickel did, and only received 13% of the vote.<ref>http://www.akip.org/introduction.html</ref>

== Positions ==

== Positions ==

The AIP holds a states rights position with a special focus on a second Alaskan Independence vote. They maintain the first one to be corrupt. It views that an amendment should be created abolishing [[property taxes]] and [[income taxes]]. It also supports the direct election of the [[attorney general]] and all judges. It is [[socially conservative]], supporting the right to [[homeschool]], [[family values]], and the [[second amendment|right to bear arms]]. It also keeps an 'Alaska First' position.<ref>http://www.akip.org/platform.html</ref>

The AIP holds a states rights position with a special focus on a second Alaskan Independence vote. They maintain the first one to be corrupt. It views that an amendment should be created abolishing [[property taxes]] and [[income taxes]]. It also supports the direct election of the [[attorney general]] and all judges. It is [[social conservatism|socially conservative]], supporting the right to [[homeschool]], [[family values]], and the [[second amendment|right to bear arms]]. It also keeps an 'Alaska First' position.<ref>http://www.akip.org/platform.html</ref>

== References ==

== References ==