Contributed by Iris West
Edna DeVries is a name you can trust! For decades, she has volunteered and served in our communities and has always fought to protect and preserve community rights.
As a Mat-Su Borough Mayor, you can expect she will bring our valley together with the same care, diligence and authority that her community members have come to rely on in current and past roles.
Edna knows how to get things done. She served on the Palmer Council, was chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee, a former member and vice chair of the Alaska Commission of Aging and a former member and chair of the Human Rights Commission. She also has 29 years of business experience, including real estate broker and owner of multiple Christian bookstores and a pizza restaurant.
Edna and her husband, Noel, run several ministries that help the homeless and abuse survivors. They also run a School of Government that is open to the public that teaches others how to better support their communities by becoming more informed and involved in the public process.
Her recent accomplishments include roles as the Mayor of Palmer and the Alaska Job Corps Center Accounting Instructor. She is a leader in her church and also a former State Senator, Assembly Member and previous Mat-Su Borough Mayor!
Simply put, Edna can be trusted to lead the Borough, our families and businesses in our time of need.
She is experienced, authoritative and knowledgeable. She is competent, trustworthy and ethical.
She is dependable, accessible and straightforward.
She cares about you and will use her experience and pro-active approach to lead and protect the rights of those she serves.