Meet the Alaska U.S. House candidates

Forty-eight candidates are running in the special election to fill the rest of Congressman Don Young’s term. It’s the most candidates ever in one election in Alaska. First up is the primary. Ballots must be postmarked by June 11. To help Alaskans sort through their dozens of choices, we asked each candidate why they’re running and why voters should pick them.

Here’s what they had to say:

Valerie Lake -

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media -

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media -

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media -

Joaqlin Estus, KNBA - Anchorage -

Brianna Gibbs, KMXT - Kodiak -

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media -

slavik -

slavik -

kidsthesedays -

The year in review with Bob Babble

AKPM Staff -

AFN Ready to Push for Subsistence Changes

Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media -

Congress expanding low income children’s health insurance program

AKPM Staff -

Kodiak Walmart has tobacco license suspended

AKPM Staff -

Legislator requests details of Department of Law’s investigation into price fixing

AKPM Staff -

Line One: Assessing Medical Information

Kristin Spack -

Line One: Clinical Cancer Research in Alaska

Kristin Spack -

Line One: Comparing U.S. Health Care With Other Countries

Kristin Spack -

Line One: Health Claims – Skeptics Want Evidence

Kristin Spack -

Mid-size Alaska communities may miss out on stimulus transportation funds

AKPM Staff -

Sitka’s Japonski-Island boathouse restoration moves into new phase

AKPM Staff -

Special Coast Guard stike team works to prevent leaking from grounded vessel

AKPM Staff -

Therriault speaks on Legislature’s role in responding to economic meltdown

AKPM Staff -

“A Right Denied” *Global Education Series*

Evan Erickson -

“A Tale of Two Tricksters” pairs Alaska Native and Puerto Rican traditions

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage -

“Arctic Solitaire” book and adverse weather gear

Charles Wohlforth -

“Babies on Track” Stimulating Child Brain Development

Best Beginnings -

“Capitol creep” a hot topic in Juneau

AKPM Staff -

“Cat” comes to town

Steven Hunt -

“City Limits” explores development of Anchorage

Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media -
A man in a blue hospital gown and a blue surgical mask passes a swab to a man in a blue hoody from across the table

“Dramatic surge” of COVID-19 in Yukon-Kuskokwim region: 78 cases reported in one day

Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel -

“Emotional Creature” teaches young women to speak

Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media -

“Extreme” Aurora Predicted Tonight

Slavik Boyechko, APTI - Anchorage -

“For the love of money”

Steven Hunt -

“Frost” Brings Art Seekers into Anchorage Parks

Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media -

“Good Luck Charms” by Leah C.

The Salmon Project -

“Hello, I Must Be Going” Alaska’s Churning Population

Peter Dunlap-Shohl -

“Hero dog” dies after battle with cancer

Phillip Manning, KTNA - Talkeetna -

“Honor Flag” Comes to Anchorage for 4th of July

Joaquin Palomino, KSKA - Anchorage -

“I just kept digging.” How an Anchorage man rescued a hiker buried in Flattop avalanche.

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage -
A green school bus with shattered windows on a trailer bed with about six people standing in front of it wearing face coverings.

“Into The Wild” bus back in Fairbanks

Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks -

“Irregularities” Found in State Crime Lab Drug Samples

Steve Heimel, APRN Contributor -
A wooden fish wheel on a large river

“It’s the fabric of our culture coming apart”: Yukon River communities face chinook and chum closure

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media -

“Key Ingredients ” Highlights Local Foods

Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media -

“Last Letters From Attu” with author Mary Breu

Monica Gokey -

“Leave Alaska,” Assault on Property Leaves Sudanese Immigrants in Spenard Concerned

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media -

“Media with Meaning”, An Interview With Alaskan Filmmaker And Documentarian Mary Katzke

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media -

“Part Land, Part Water – Always Native”: 34th Annual Elders and Youth Conference kicks off

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media -

“Partial Ruling” Against State In Alaska Native Language Ballot Case

Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media -

“Ready for my close-up Ms. Crystal!”

Steven Hunt -

“Salmon Memories”

The Salmon Project -

“Shall there be a constitutional convention?” A debate on November’s ballot question — Sept. 29

AKPM Staff -
Skiers head down a snowy valley.

“Snow Stories” | Outdoor Explorer

Paul Twardock -

“Stagnant” Anchorage Software Project To Move Forward After Two Separate Audit Reports

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media -

“State of the Schools” shows progress for Anchorage students and need for innovation

Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media -
The following candidates are running, but AKPM did not receive a response when reaching out:
  • Dennis Aguayo
  • Brian Beal
  • Robert Brown
  • John Callahan
  • Lady Donna Dutchess
  • Thomas Gibbons
  • Karyn Griffin
  • Andrew Halcro
  • William Hibler
  • John Wayne Howe
  • Don Knight
  • Anne McCabe
  • Mike Melander
  • Sherry Mettler
  • Emil Notti
  • Robert Ornelas
  • Sarah Palin
  • Silvio Pellegrini
  • Maxwell Sumner
  • David Thistle
  • Ernest Thomas
  • Richard Trotter
  • Bradley Welter
  • Adam Wool

You can find a full list of the candidates running here.

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