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
Not yet responded
Melanie Salazar
U.S. House
Nonpartisan
Not yet responded
James McDermott
U.S. House
Libertarian
Not yet responded
David Ambrose
U.S. House
Nonpartisan
Not yet responded
Eddie Goldfarb
U.S. House
Republican
Not yet responded
Bill Hill
U.S. House
Independent
Not yet responded
Matthew Williams
U.S. House
Independent
Responded
Dan Sullivan
U.S. Senate
Republican
Not yet responded
Shirley Saucerman
U.S. Senate
Nonpartisan
Not yet responded
David Leslie
U.S. Senate
Democrat
Not yet responded
Click Bishop
Governor
Republican
Not yet responded
Lesil McGuire
Governor
Republican
Not yet responded
Destry Payne
Governor
Undeclared
Not yet responded
Lady Donna Dutchess
U.S. House
Nonpartisan
Not yet responded
Nick Begich
Incumbent
U.S. House
Republican
Not yet responded
Matt Schultz
U.S. House
Democrat
Not yet responded
John Williams
U.S. House
Democrat
Responded
Gerald Heikes
U.S. Senate
Republican
Not yet responded
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