Mendenhall Valley, Juneau

The Mendenhall Valley begins ten miles from the downtown area, at the intersection of Egan Drive and Glacier Highway, and ends ten miles farther west at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Mendenhall Loop Road at [[Auke Bay]]. The Valley comprises an area stretching from the [[wetlands]] along [[Fritz Cove]] and Auke Bay back to the Mendenhall Glacier as well as [[Mendenhall Lake]] and the [[Mendenhall River]], which for the most part drains the Valley.

The Mendenhall Valley begins ten miles from the downtown area, at the intersection of Egan Drive and Glacier Highway, and ends ten miles farther west at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Mendenhall Loop Road at [[Auke Bay]]. The Valley comprises an area stretching from the [[wetlands]] along [[Fritz Cove]] and Auke Bay back to the Mendenhall Glacier as well as [[Mendenhall Lake]] and the [[Mendenhall River]], which for the most part drains the Valley.

The Valley forms the core of Alaska's 34th election (or state House) district, which is represented in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] by [[Andi Story]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/20GENR/data/sovc/ElectionSummaryReportRPT24.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Along with the rest of Juneau and adjoining communities, it is part of Senate District Q, represented in the [[Alaska Senate]] by [[Jesse Kiehl]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/18GENR/data/results18.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/11/07/juneaus-jesse-kiehl-wins-alaska-senate-seat-in-district-q/|title = Juneau's Jesse Kiehl wins Alaska Senate seat in District Q|date = 7 November 2018}}</ref>

The Valley forms the core of Alaska's 34th election (or state House) district, which is represented in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] by [[Andi Story]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=2020 General election - Election Summary Report - Official Results | date=2020-11-03 | url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/20GENR/data/sovc/ElectionSummaryReportRPT24.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201011122/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/20GENR/data/sovc/ElectionSummaryReportRPT24.pdf | archive-date=2020-12-01}}</ref> Along with the rest of Juneau and adjoining communities, it is part of Senate District Q, represented in the [[Alaska Senate]] by [[Jesse Kiehl]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=2018 General election - Official Results | date=2018-11-06 | url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/18GENR/data/results18.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201051338/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/18GENR/data/results18.pdf | archive-date=2018-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/11/07/juneaus-jesse-kiehl-wins-alaska-senate-seat-in-district-q/|title = Juneau's Jesse Kiehl wins Alaska Senate seat in District Q|date = 7 November 2018}}</ref>

There are four [[elementary school]]s ([[Auke Bay Elementary School|Auke Bay]], [[Glacier Valley Elementary School|Glacier Valley]], [[Mendenhall River Community School|Mendenhall River]], and [[Riverbend Elementary School|Riverbend]]), one [[middle school]] ([[Floyd Dryden Middle School|Floyd Dryden]]), and one [[high school]] ([[Thunder Mountain High School|Thunder Mountain]]) located in Mendenhall Valley. Most of Juneau's churches are located in the Valley.

There are four [[elementary school]]s ([[Auke Bay Elementary School|Auke Bay]], [[Glacier Valley Elementary School|Glacier Valley]], [[Mendenhall River Community School|Mendenhall River]], and [[Riverbend Elementary School|Riverbend]]), one [[middle school]] ([[Floyd Dryden Middle School|Floyd Dryden]]), and one [[high school]] ([[Thunder Mountain High School|Thunder Mountain]]) located in Mendenhall Valley. Most of Juneau's churches are located in the Valley.