The following is a list of the “Political Players” in the 2017 AKleg Fantasy League as determined by the team managers during the league draft.
Each manager submitted a ranked list of eighty political players. Some managers chose to use the sample draft list instead of generating their own list and those selections were not counted towards any statistical data.
“Draft Score” is a measure of how sought after a player was in the draft. Draft Score is determined by assigning 80 points to players who appear first on a manager’s draft list and 1 point for those who appear last. For example, if a player appears on two draft lists in the second position, they would be given a Draft Score of 158.
“Times Picked” is an indication of how many league managers included a particular player on their draft list. The most any player could receive is 32 Times Picked because there were eight managers who used the sample draft list to determine their teams.
2017 Draft Rankings
| Political Player | Draft Score | Times Picked | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Pete | Senate District A | 2109 | 30 |
| Walker, Bill | Governor | 2093 | 28 |
| MacKinnon, Anna | Senate District G | 2082 | 32 |
| Meyer, Kevin | Senate District M | 1980 | 31 |
| Coghill, John | Senate District B | 1961 | 31 |
| LeDoux, Gabrielle | Representative District 15 | 1939 | 29 |
| Hoffman, Lyman | Senate District S | 1906 | 32 |
| Seaton, Paul | Representative District 31 | 1881 | 30 |
| Giessel, Cathy | Senate District N | 1845 | 31 |
| Murkowski, Lisa | US Senator | 1843 | 29 |
| Micciche, Peter | Senate District O | 1821 | 31 |
| Tuck, Chris | Representative District 23 | 1821 | 32 |
| Wielechowski, Bill | Senate District H | 1757 | 30 |
| Edgmon, Bryce | Representative District 37 | 1709 | 28 |
| Gara, Les | Representative District 20 | 1647 | 31 |
| Dunleavy, Mike | Senate District E | 1639 | 30 |
| Sullivan, Dan S. | US Senator | 1636 | 27 |
| Stedman, Bert | Senate District R | 1600 | 31 |
| Stevens, Gary | Senate District P | 1594 | 32 |
| Bishop, Click | Senate District C | 1584 | 29 |
| Spohnholz, Ivy | Representative District 16 | 1541 | 31 |
| Millett, Charisse | Representative District 25 | 1519 | 32 |
| Kito III, Sam | Representative District 33 | 1465 | 32 |
| Young, Don | US Representative | 1458 | 29 |
| Costello, Mia | Senate District K | 1457 | 28 |
| Kreiss-Tomkins, Jonathan | Representative District 35 | 1415 | 29 |
| Foster, Neal | Representative District 39 | 1370 | 31 |
| Chenault, Mike | Representative District 29 | 1335 | 30 |
| Kawasaki, Scott | Representative District 1 | 1312 | 30 |
| Grenn, Jason | Representative District 22 | 1301 | 31 |
| Olson, Donald | Senate District T | 1299 | 30 |
| Egan, Dennis | Senate District Q | 1274 | 29 |
| Guttenberg, David | Representative District 4 | 1267 | 29 |
| Von Imhof, Natasha | Senate District L | 1249 | 28 |
| Claman, Matt | Representative District 21 | 1247 | 32 |
| Tarr, Geran | Representative District 19 | 1244 | 28 |
| Stutes, Louise | Representative District 32 | 1233 | 29 |
| Mallott, Byron | Lt. Governor | 1220 | 24 |
| Begich, Tom | Senate District J | 1200 | 27 |
| Gardner, Berta | Senate District I | 1180 | 27 |
| Drummond, Harriet | Representative District 18 | 1146 | 29 |
| Berkowitz, Ethan | Mayor of Anchorage | 1045 | 27 |
| Hughes, Shelley | Senate District F | 1030 | 26 |
| Pruitt, Lance | Representative District 27 | 982 | 30 |
| Wilson, David | Senate District D | 972 | 27 |
| Wool, Adam | Representative District 5 | 972 | 26 |
| Thompson, Steve | Representative District 2 | 961 | 26 |
| Westlake, Dean | Representative District 40 | 954 | 30 |
| Saddler, Dan | Representative District 13 | 953 | 29 |
| Wilson, Tammie | Representative District 3 | 937 | 26 |
| Ortiz, Daniel | Representative District 36 | 922 | 29 |
| Reinbold, Lora | Representative District 14 | 912 | 29 |
| Reed, Ashley | Lobbyist | 878 | 25 |
| Rogoff, Alice | ADN | 865 | 26 |
| Eastman, David | Representative District 10 | 851 | 28 |
| Lindemuth, Jahna | Attorney General | 816 | 26 |
| Parish, Justin | Representative District 34 | 816 | 26 |
| Neuman, Mark | Representative District 8 | 807 | 28 |
| Johnston, Jennifer | Representative District 28 | 798 | 29 |
| Kendall, Scott | Governor's Chief of Staff | 788 | 19 |
| Tilton, Cathy | Representative District 12 | 744 | 26 |
| Dawson, Kent | Lobbyist | 739 | 21 |
| Talerico, David | Representative District 6 | 687 | 26 |
| Johnson, DeLena | Representative District 11 | 674 | 25 |
| Birch, Chris | Representative District 26 | 665 | 27 |
| Sullivan-Leonard, Colleen | Representative District 7 | 664 | 27 |
| Kopp, Charles | Representative District 24 | 658 | 29 |
| Johnsen, Jim | UA President | 600 | 20 |
| Kitka, Julie | AFN President | 588 | 22 |
| Josephson, Andy | Representative District 17 | 576 | 12 |
| Kaplan, Diane | Rasmuson Foundation | 562 | 18 |
| Rauscher, George | Representative District 9 | 562 | 24 |
| Mack, Andy | Commissioner DNR | 539 | 22 |
| Cotten, Sam | Commissioner ADF&G | 530 | 19 |
| Fansler, Zach | Representative District 38 | 516 | 23 |
| Knopp, Gary | Representative District 30 | 483 | 23 |
| Tillerson, Rex | CEO Exxon / Secretary of State Nominee | 442 | 10 |
| Mackie, Jerry | Lobbyist | 439 | 19 |
| Stowers, Craig | Chief Justice | 422 | 20 |
| Begich, Mark | US Senator (09-15) | 414 | 16 |
| Lottsfeldt, Jim | Lottsfeldt Strategies | 377 | 12 |
| Fischer, Vic | Constitutional Author | 282 | 11 |
| Palin, Sarah | Governor of Alaska (06-09) | 227 | 10 |
| Hoffbeck, Randy | Senate District S | 216 | 6 |
| Teal, David | Legislative Fiscal Analyst | 196 | 3 |
| Gillam, Bob | Investor | 181 | 12 |
| Zinke, Ryan | Interior Secretary | 165 | 10 |
| Parnell, Sean | Governor of Alaska (09-14) | 161 | 11 |
| Ward, Jerry | Presidential Transition Team | 144 | 6 |
| Beltrami, Vince | Alaska AFL-CIO | 137 | 3 |
| Babcock, Tuckerman | AKGOP | 133 | 2 |
| Pitney, Pat | OMB | 121 | 3 |
| Reynolds, Casey | Muckraker | 119 | 2 |
| Heckendorn, John-Henry | Political Strategist | 118 | 2 |
| Peterson, Darwin | 103 | 2 | |
| Kiehl, Jesse | Legislative Staff | 100 | 2 |
| Trump, Donald J | President-Elect | 93 | 2 |
| Knowles, Tony | Governor of Alaska | 89 | 3 |
| Jensen, John | 86 | 2 | |
| Dunbar, Forrest | Anchorage Assembly | 81 | 2 |
| Colver, Jim | 80 | 1 | |
| Berg, Adam | 76 | 1 | |
| Ruedrich, Randy | 75 | 1 | |
| Murkowski, Frank | Governor of Alaska | 74 | 6 |
| Rodell, Angela | 74 | 3 | |
| Fogels, Ed | 71 | 1 | |
| Wright, Tom | Legislative Staff | 71 | 1 |
| Herz, Nat | Journalist | 69 | 2 |
| Medicine Crow, Liz | First Alaskans Institute | 69 | 1 |
| McMorris Rodgers, Cathy | 68 | 1 | |
| Cunningham, Suzanne | 63 | 1 | |
| Chamberlain, Wendy | 61 | 1 | |
| MacKinnon, John | Assoc. General Contractors | 61 | 1 |
| Moss, Rynnieva | 59 | 2 | |
| Armstrong, James | 58 | 1 | |
| Drygas, Heidi | Commissioner, DOLWD | 58 | 3 |
| Knapp, Gunnar | 58 | 1 | |
| Hay, Linda | 57 | 1 | |
| Michel, Amy | 57 | 1 | |
| Wasserman, Kathie | Alaska Municipal League | 57 | 1 |
| Michel, Joe | 56 | 1 | |
| Claus, Santa | 55 | 1 | |
| Duncan, Ron | 54 | 2 | |
| Lucky, Juli | 53 | 1 | |
| Luiken, Marc | 53 | 2 | |
| Binder III, John R. | 50 | 1 | |
| Rock, Sr., Rex | 48 | 1 | |
| Goldsmith, Scott | Economist | 47 | 1 |
| Schutt, Aaron | 47 | 1 | |
| Minich, Sophie | 46 | 1 | |
| Guy, Andrew | 45 | 1 | |
| Sullivan, Dan A. | Mayor of Anchorage (09-15) | 45 | 5 |
| Burnett, Jerry | 44 | 1 | |
| Hladick, Chris | 42 | 2 | |
| Keithley, Brad | Economist | 42 | 3 |
| Obed, Sarah | 42 | 1 | |
| Williams, Dean | Commissioner of Corrections | 41 | 1 |
| Parmley, Jay | 40 | 1 | |
| Fleagal, Mike | 39 | 1 | |
| Preibus, Reince | Trump Cabinet | 39 | 1 |
| McConnell, Mitch | 38 | 1 | |
| Spraker, Ted | Board of Game | 38 | 1 |
| Kassel, Karl | 34 | 2 | |
| Moriarty, Kara | 34 | 1 | |
| Alper, Ken | 33 | 1 | |
| Foss, Morgan | 33 | 1 | |
| Gray-Jackson, Elvi | 33 | 1 | |
| Steiren, Dave | Radio Broadcaster | 32 | 1 |
| King, Ed | 31 | 1 | |
| Brena, Robin | 29 | 1 | |
| Baldino, Meg | 27 | 1 | |
| Kito, Sam Jr. (Lobbyist) | Lobbyist | 27 | 1 |
| Hutchinson, Kim | 26 | 1 | |
| Ryan, Paul | 24 | 1 | |
| Rex, Tillerson | Exxon / Trump Cabinet | 22 | 1 |
| Davidson, Val | Commissioner, DHSS | 19 | 2 |
| Halford, Rick | Former Legislator | 12 | 1 |
| Bickford, Frank | 11 | 1 | |
| Muldoon, Will | Trivia Night | 10 | 1 |
| Koelsch, Ken | Mayor of Juneau | 9 | 1 |
| Moe, Nick | 9 | 1 | |
| Price, Jeremy | 9 | 1 | |
| Demer, Lisa | 8 | 1 | |
| Tibbles, Mike | Former Palin Chief of Staff | 8 | 1 |
| Wohlforth, Charles | Journalist | 7 | 1 |
| Fisher, Sheldon | Commissioner, DOA | 6 | 1 |
| Putin, Vladimir | Trump Cabinet | 6 | 1 |
| Perry, Rick | 5 | 1 | |
| Lundquist, Andrew | 4 | 1 | |
| The Whale Sculpture | Art | 4 | 1 |
| Trudeau, Justin | Canadian Prime Minister | 4 | 1 |
| Abe, Shinzo | Prime Minister of Japan | 3 | 1 |
| Fleener, Craig | 3 | 1 | |
| Szymanski, Mike | 3 | 1 | |
| Schmitz, Richard | 2 | 1 | |
| Tillion, Clem | Former Legislator | 2 | 1 |
| Boyle, David | 1 | 1 |