Dear Supporter,

The last seventeen months campaigning to become Alaska Governor have been the most gratifying of my life.  Regrettably, it was necessary to end my campaign effective June 14, 2010. 

Getting to know Alaskans like you, learning about your history here, getting a sense of your hopes and dreams has enriched me beyond measure.  I’ve been continually impressed by the passion you share for our state and the optimism you have for our future here.

Unfortunately, while greatly enriched spiritually and intellectually, in today’s economy I have been unable to raise the funds necessary to gain the broad statewide name recognition required to win a statewide race for Governor. Terzah and I only have so many personal resources we can devote to this campaign and sadly we reached that limit.

My message of developing and diversifying Alaska’s economy has been well received.  Alaskans want to assure our state is a place where we can build our futures and our families’ futures here.  As a people, we are more optimistic than the rest of the country, we believe in our dreams and we are willing to make the effort and take the risks to see them become reality.  And, we vote for the person over the political party.

The good news, we really do have an excellent field of candidates, all more qualified for office than the person Alaska elected during the last gubernatorial election. I remain optimistic about Alaska’s future.

 This year voters are suffering from what I call “governor fatigue”.  I urge you not to be complacent, don’t just settle for calm. Challenge your candidate to have a compelling vision for our economic future and hold them to their promises.

I want to thank the love of my life, my wife Terzah, for her support throughout these seventeen months I couldn’t have done it without her.  My deepest thanks also go to you for your support throughout this campaign - we couldn’t have done it without you. 

As for me, I have a book I put on hold when this campaign began that is itching to get out.  I still believe deeply in Alaska’s future and I will be redoubling my efforts to do what I can to move our economy forward and to serve Alaska every day in my own way.

With deepest thanks,

Bob Poe