Alaska’s fisheries, front & center
Meet the candidates
We reached out to every candidate running for Governor, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate in Alaska with the same fisheries-focused survey. This page lists candidates and shares responses from those who chose to participate.
Responses are posted as they come in and are presented in the candidates’ own words. Our goal is to give voters a clear, consistent way to see how candidates are thinking about Alaska’s fisheries ahead of the election.
Bernadette Wilson
Governor
Republican
No Response
Nick Begich
Incumbent
U.S. House
Republican
No Response
James McDermott
U.S. House
Libertarian
No Response
Matt Schultz
U.S. House
Democrat
No Response
Matthew Williams
U.S. House
Independent
Responded
Gerald Heikes
U.S. Senate
Republican
No Response
No email listed
No website listed
Shirley Saucerman
U.S. Senate
Nonpartisan
No Response
Click Bishop
Governor
Republican
Responded
Lesil McGuire
Governor
Republican
No Response
Destry Payne
Governor
Undeclared
No Response
Melanie Salazar
U.S. House
Nonpartisan
No Response
No website listed
John Williams
U.S. House
Democrat
Responded
David Leslie
U.S. Senate
Democrat
No Response
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