Diana Straub

WASILLA , Wasilla City Council Member Diana Straub has no plans to resign her position on the council, despite the fact that she will live and work in Juneau for Rep.
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Fellow council member Rob Sande expressed concern at the Jan. 10 council meeting that Straub would not be able to effectively represent her constituents via teleconferencing.
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Straub will work as a secretary/receptionist for District 15's new Republican representative.

"Initially I thought I had to resign because in the past other people had done that," Straub said in an interview Friday."But there was nothing that said I had to, so I was pretty excited about that and decided to keep my seat."

Straub said teleconferencing shouldn't challenge her ability to effectively serve on the council.

"We use modern communication technology for a lot of things in our state," she said.
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"I don't think five intermittent meetings in a three-year term meets that description," Straub said.

WASILLA (AP) - The Wasilla City Council says member Diana Straub can remain on the panel even though she's in Juneau working as a secretary for a legislator.

Council members this week voted four-two rejecting a call for Straub's resignation.

Straub is working during the legislative session for freshman state Representative Mark Neuman.

The Wasilla City Council says member Diana Straub can remain on the panel even though she's in Juneau working as a secretary for a legislator.
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The Wasilla City Council says member Diana Straub can remain on the panel even though she's in Juneau working as a secretary for a legislator.Council members this week voted four-two rejecting a call for Straub's resignation.Straub is working during the legislative session for freshman state Representative Mark Neuman.

DIANA STRAUB: Member of council files intent to challenge Dianne M. Keller.
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Straub and Keller have been friends for a few years, Straub said, and together pulled off a challenging mayoral race some people said would never get off the ground.
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Straub and Keller have been friends for a few years, Straub said, and together pulled off a challenging mayoral race some people said would never get off the ground.
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"Dianne and I just have some business practices that are different," Straub said.
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Straub hasn't been shy about saying she would like to be Wasilla's mayor.But when she's talked about it in the past, it's been with the clear caveat that she would wait until Keller finishes her second term.After Straub returned from a few months' work as office assistant for freshman state Rep.
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Straub cited brash behavior on the part of the mayor as one of the primary examples of their different business approaches.
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"I treat people differently," Straub said.
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Straub said although she has filed a letter of intent to run, her candidacy is not yet solid.She will use the remaining weeks before the city's filing deadline, she said, to gauge how much support she's likely to get.

She has a number of things to consider, she said, including recent news that her husband, in the Alaska National Guard's 297th Support Battalion, is training for deployment to Iraq.In addition, she's a stay-at-home mother of three children, ages 10, 12 and 13.

"I do have to balance that out.Can I be a good mayor, and can I be a good mother?"Straub said.
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Both Keller and Straub said they see no reason the election should become an issue at the council table.

Daily News reporter Rindi White can be reached at rwhite@adn.com or 907-352-6709.