ALASKA · 2028 U.S. SENATE

THE ARCTIC, THE DELTA, THE FISHING PORTS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP ALASKA RUNNING.

MUGWUMPS · ATLAS · ALASKA · MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026

Published by Langhorne P. Breedlove · 3:40 PM ET · Converged research edition

01 | ELECTION & STATE SUMMARY

The November 7, 2028 general election will choose Alaska's Class III U.S. senator. Republican Lisa Murkowski has held that seat since 2002. Alaska's top-four primary and ranked-choice general election remain the operative model pending certification and any legal changes. The November 3, 2026 repeal initiative was losing in unofficial returns at approximately 48.15% Yes and 51.85% No as reported November 9. The final 2028 filing dates and ballot mechanics require official confirmation. (Source 1) (Source 2) (Source 3)

Under the U.S. Constitution, an incoming senator must be at least 30, have held citizenship for nine years, and inhabit Alaska when elected. Individual age, citizenship duration, and residence are not established by an organizational office address. A research-approved prospect is not a declared candidate or Mugwumps affiliate.

02 | ALASKA'S FIVE POLICY-ATLAS ISSUES

REMOTE POWER & FUEL · Fuel delivery and off-grid energy are costly in isolated communities; data-center grid oversight is only a partial analogue for village energy needs. (Source 4)

FISHERIES & SUBSISTENCE · Commercial harvest income, subsistence rights, changing fish stocks, ecosystem management and federal–state jurisdiction require distinct analysis. (Source 4)

RURAL MEDICAL ACCESS · Telehealth, village clinicians, air transport and financing gaps complicate coverage across vast distances. (Source 4)

PERMAFROST, EROSION & RELOCATION · Arctic community infrastructure, subsiding land, erosion and climate-driven relocation are major governance challenges. (Source 4)

HOUSING & VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE · High construction costs and unreliable housing, power, water and sanitation systems create place-specific service gaps. (Source 4)

03 | APPROVED PUBLIC-RESEARCH PROSPECT INDEX

Approval denotes sufficient publicly described work to warrant further candidate research, not political endorsement, consent, eligibility, or presumed ideological agreement. Each person is recorded once. An organization-based location is not necessarily domicile.

TRIBAL & REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

01 | BENJAMIN MALLOTT | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / statewide

     AFN president..

02 | CHARLIE GREEN | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Louden / Galena, Interior

     TCC Yukon-Koyukuk representative, 2026–29..

03 | CHARLIE WRIGHT | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Rampart / Interior

     TCC secretary-treasurer, 2024–27..

04 | CLINTON COOK SR. | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast / Tlingit & Haida communities

     Tlingit & Haida Executive Council first vice president.

05 | FRANCIS NORMAN | Statewide / verify home region | Chickaloon / south-central and statewide tribal-health board

     ANTHC director; also listed on AFN board.

06 | GAYLA HOSETH | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Bristol Bay / southwest

     AFN co-chair; public Native organization governance.

07 | HERBIE DEMIT | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Tanacross / Upper Tanana

     TCC Upper Tanana representative, 2026–29..

08 | IVAN DEMIENTIEFF | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta | Grayling / Lower Yukon

     TCC Lower Yukon representative, 2024–27..

09 | JOE NELSON | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast / Juneau region

     AFN co-chair; Alaska Native statewide governance.

10 | KATHRYN MARTIN | Northwest / Bering Straits | Bering Straits / northwest

     AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection..

11 | KRISTINA ANDREW | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Bristol Bay / southwest

     AFN director; tribal engagement and infrastructure development professional.

12 | LEATHA MERCULIEFF | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Aleutian / Pribilof regional network

     Alaska Native public institutional leader.

13 | MARTHA MALLOTT | Southeast / Inside Passage | Yakutat / Southeast public-service network

     Regional civic and Alaska Native institutional leader.

14 | MARYA HALVORSEN | Northwest / Bering Straits | Bering Straits / northwest

     AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection..

15 | MELANIE BAHNKE | Northwest / Bering Straits | Bering Straits / northwest

     AFN board member and regional Native leadership.

16 | MICHELLE SPARCK | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / statewide; rural outreach

     AFN director of Get Out The Native Vote..

17 | NANCY JAMES | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Fort Yukon / Yukon Flats

     TCC Yukon Flats representative, 2025–28..

18 | NICHOLAI JOEKAY | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta | Napaskiak / Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

     Native Village of Napaskiak citizen, Napaskiak Incorporated director and AFN board member.

19 | PEARL CHANAR | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Interior villages / Interior

     AFN board member representing Interior villages..

20 | PETER DEMOSKI | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Nulato / Interior

     TCC elder adviser..

21 | RHONDA PITKA | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Beaver / Yukon Flats

     Tanana Chiefs Conference vice president, 2026–28..

22 | RICHARD J. PETERSON | Southeast / Inside Passage | Kasaan / Prince of Wales Island · Southeast Alaska

     Tlingit & Haida president; reelected 2026.

23 | ROB SANDERSON JR. | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast / Tlingit & Haida communities

     Executive Council vice president.

24 | SHANIA MURPHY | Southeast / Inside Passage | Juneau / Southeast

     Emerging Leader member, Tlingit & Haida Executive Council, 2026.

25 | SKOEY VERGEN | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Aleutian region / southwest

     The Aleut Corporation president and CEO; AFN board member.

26 | VIVIAN KORTHUIS | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta / southwest

     AFN director and longstanding tribal regional leadership figure; precise 2026 role to recheck.

HEALTHCARE & INFRASTRUCTURE

27 | APRIL KYLE | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / south-central

     Southcentral Foundation representative in tribal-health director listings.

28 | BERNICE KAIGELAK | Arctic / North Slope | Nuiqsut / Arctic Slope · north

     ANTHC treasurer representing Arctic Slope Native Association.

29 | BRIAN LEFFERTS | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta · southwest

     Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation member of Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group.

30 | CHERYL ROSA | Arctic / North Slope | Statewide research coordinator / Arctic

     U.S. Arctic Research Commission director, Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group.

31 | CHIEF GARY HARRISON | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Chugach region · south-central

     ANTHC board vice chair and tribal leader.

32 | JACOLINE BERGSTROM | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Interior · Tanana Chiefs Conference

     Association of Tribal Health Directors vice chair; TCC health director.

33 | JESSICA SNYDER | Northwest / Bering Straits | Northwest / Maniilaq region

     AFN board member with Maniilaq Association..

34 | JOE PETRUSKA | Statewide / verify home region | Nikolai / Upper Kuskokwim

     TCC Upper Kuskokwim representative, 2024–27..

35 | KAREN PLETNIKOFF | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Aleutian/Pribilof / southwest maritime

     Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association representative on Arctic rural water group; AFN board member.

36 | KIMBERLEY STRONG | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast Alaska tribal-health representation

     Chair of ANTHC board.

37 | KRISTIN REARDON | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska statewide / Denali Commission

     Denali Commission representative on Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group.

38 | LORETTA NELSON | Arctic / North Slope | Maniilaq / Northwest Arctic · northwest

     ANTHC director and AFN board member.

39 | MEDA DEWITT | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / Southcentral; Alaska Native civic networks

     Civic and public-health advocate.

40 | NATASHA SINGH | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Stevens Village roots · Interior; institutional base Anchorage

     Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium president/CEO; formerly Tanana Chiefs Conference general counsel.

41 | PAMELA MILLER | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / Southcentral

     Alaska Community Action on Toxics executive director..

42 | PATRICIA SALMON | Statewide / verify home region | Chalkyitsik / Yukon Flats

     2026–29 regional health board representative..

43 | ROBERT CLARK | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Bristol Bay · southwest

     Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation director in ANTHC/Alaska Native Health Board directories.

44 | SHARON HILDEBRAND | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Nulato / Interior

     Tanana Chiefs Conference chief/chair, elected 2026; Koyukon Athabascan public leader..

45 | TIFFANY ZULKOSKY-HILD | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta | Bethel / Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta

     Former Alaska House member 2018–2021; health-sector work.

46 | TONI RAYE BERGAN | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Kodiak region · southwest gulf

     ANTHC board secretary and tribal-health governance representative.

FISHERIES & MARITIME

47 | BOB KEHOE | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Prince William Sound fleet network; specific residence unverified

     United Fishermen secretary-treasurer.

48 | CHRIS SANNITO | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Kodiak / southwest gulf

     Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member affiliated with Kodiak Island WildSource.

49 | CHRISTINE O'CONNOR | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska seafood harvester; home port to verify

     Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member representing harvesters.

50 | DICK CURRAN | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast / Sitka fishing fleet

     ALFA board president; F/V Cherokee..

51 | ELIZABETH DUBOVSKY | Southeast / Inside Passage | Anchorage / Southcentral; Southeast work

     ALFA strategy director; Alaska fisheries policy worker since 2000s..

52 | EMILY SCOTT | Southeast / Inside Passage | Sitka / Southeast

     ALFA outreach coordinator and commercial crew apprentice..

53 | JERRY MCCUNE | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Cordova / Prince William Sound · south-central

     United Fishermen subsistence co-chair and commercial fishing representative.

54 | JULIANNE CURRY | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska commercial fisheries; home port to verify

     United Fishermen executive-committee membership/fundraising co-chair.

55 | KINSEY BROWN | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Cordova / Prince William Sound

     Alaska Marine Community Coalition board co-chair; fisheries specialist..

56 | KYLIE THOMPSON | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Sand Point / Aleutians East · southwest

     Area M Seiners Association president and United Fishermen representative.

57 | LANCEE WHETMAN | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska marine communities / locality unverified

     Alaska Marine Community Coalition fisheries program manager..

58 | LAUREN HOWARD | Southeast / Inside Passage | Sitka / Southeast

     ALFA policy coordinator, longline fishing family; North Pacific fisheries adviser..

59 | LINDA BEHNKEN | Southeast / Inside Passage | Sitka / Southeast

     Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association executive director since 1991; working fisher and sustainable fisheries advocate.

60 | MATT ALWARD | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska commercial fleet; home port to verify

     United Fishermen of Alaska 2026–27 president.

61 | MELANIE BROWN | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska seafood harvester / SalmonState; residence unverified

     Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute salmon committee member.

62 | MICHELLE STRATTON | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska marine communities / locality unverified

     Alaska Marine Community Coalition executive director..

63 | NATALIE SATTLER | Southeast / Inside Passage | Sitka / Southeast

     ALFA programs director; formerly elementary teacher..

64 | REBECCA SKINNER | Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians | Kodiak / southwest gulf

     Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association executive director; United Fishermen vice president.

65 | TERRY PERENSOVICH | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast fishing communities

     ALFA board secretary, skiff representative..

66 | THATCHER BROUWER | Southeast / Inside Passage | Juneau · southeast

     United Fishermen of Alaska executive director named October 2026; over two decades of commercial fishing.

67 | TOMI MARSH | Statewide / verify home region | Alaska commercial harvester; home port to verify

     Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute vice chair and harvester representative.

68 | WENDY ALDERSON | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast fishing fleet

     ALFA board member, F/V Ocean Cape..

69 | WILLOW MOORE | Southeast / Inside Passage | Sitka / Southeast

     ALFA deputy director; former nursing, nonprofit and business work..

LABOR & TRADES

70 | HEIDI DRYGAS | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Juneau / Southeast; Fairbanks roots

     Alaska AFL-CIO president since August 2026; previously state labor commissioner, 2022 independent lieutenant-governor candidate..

EDUCATION & CIVIC INSTITUTIONS

71 | APARNA PALMER | Southeast / Inside Passage | Juneau / Southeast

     University of Alaska Southeast chancellor.

72 | LORI BAKER | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Minto / Interior

     TCC Yukon-Tanana representative, 2025–28..

73 | MACKENZIE ENGLISHOE | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Gwichyaa Zhee / Interior

     TCC youth adviser..

74 | MATTHEW COOPER | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Fairbanks / Interior; statewide university system

     University of Alaska president since August 2026.

75 | PEARL BROWER | Arctic / North Slope | North Slope / Arctic

     Alaska Federation of Natives board, Arctic Slope villages; Alaska Native education leader..

76 | SCOTT JEPSEN | Statewide / verify home region | Statewide university board; home community unverified

     Chair, University of Alaska Board of Regents, 2026.

REGIONAL CIVIC LEADERSHIP

77 | BRIDGET MARYOTT | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Cook Inlet / Southcentral

     Cook Inletkeeper co-executive director..

78 | JEFF FARVOUR | Southeast / Inside Passage | Southeast / Sitka fishing fleet

     ALFA board vice president, deckhand representative..

79 | PATRICIA MACDONALD | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Dot Lake / Upper Tanana

     Interior Regional Housing Authority commissioner elected 2026..

80 | SEAN MCDERMOTT | Interior / Yukon–Tanana | Fairbanks / Interior

     Northern Alaska Environmental Center Arctic program coordinator..

81 | SUZANNE LAFRANCE | Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound | Anchorage / Southcentral

     Anchorage mayor since 2024.

04 | INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC-RECORD PROFILES

01 · BENJAMIN MALLOTT

NAME · BENJAMIN MALLOTT — Federalists 

LOCATION · Anchorage / statewide (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN president.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 13); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN president. creates a documented public-service connection to Statewide Native advocacy and nonprofit organization.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 13)

02 · CHARLIE GREEN

NAME · CHARLIE GREEN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Louden / Galena, Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Yukon-Koyukuk representative, 2026–29.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC Yukon-Koyukuk representative, 2026–29. creates a documented public-service connection to River transport and tribal governance.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

03 · CHARLIE WRIGHT

NAME · CHARLIE WRIGHT — Federalists 

LOCATION · Rampart / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC secretary-treasurer, 2024–27.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC secretary-treasurer, 2024–27. creates a documented public-service connection to Regional governance and tribal finance.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

04 · CLINTON COOK SR.

NAME · CLINTON COOK SR. — Federalists 

LOCATION · Southeast / Tlingit & Haida communities (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Tlingit & Haida Executive Council first vice president

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 25); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Tlingit & Haida Executive Council first vice president creates a documented public-service connection to Intertribal government and administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 25)

05 · FRANCIS NORMAN

NAME · FRANCIS NORMAN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Chickaloon / south-central and statewide tribal-health board (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ANTHC director; also listed on AFN board

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · ANTHC director; also listed on AFN board creates a documented public-service connection to Tribal clinic governance and public institutional coordination.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

06 · GAYLA HOSETH

NAME · GAYLA HOSETH — Federalists 

LOCATION · Bristol Bay / southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN co-chair; public Native organization governance

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 11); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN co-chair; public Native organization governance creates a documented public-service connection to Subsistence and tribal institutional priorities.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 11)

07 · HERBIE DEMIT

NAME · HERBIE DEMIT — Federalists 

LOCATION · Tanacross / Upper Tanana (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Upper Tanana representative, 2026–29.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC Upper Tanana representative, 2026–29. creates a documented public-service connection to Tribal government and remote community services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

08 · IVAN DEMIENTIEFF

NAME · IVAN DEMIENTIEFF — Federalists 

LOCATION · Grayling / Lower Yukon (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Lower Yukon representative, 2024–27.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC Lower Yukon representative, 2024–27. creates a documented public-service connection to Remote village government and public access.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

09 · JOE NELSON

NAME · JOE NELSON — Federalists 

LOCATION · Southeast / Juneau region (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN co-chair; Alaska Native statewide governance

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 11); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN co-chair; Alaska Native statewide governance creates a documented public-service connection to Regional economic institutions, federal-state relationships.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 11)

10 · KATHRYN MARTIN

NAME · KATHRYN MARTIN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Bering Straits / northwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Northwest / Bering Straits; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural access and public service.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

11 · KRISTINA ANDREW

NAME · KRISTINA ANDREW — Federalists 

LOCATION · Bristol Bay / southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN director; tribal engagement and infrastructure development professional

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN director; tribal engagement and infrastructure development professional creates a documented public-service connection to Rural construction, community consultation and public services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

12 · LEATHA MERCULIEFF

NAME · LEATHA MERCULIEFF — Federalists 

LOCATION · Aleutian / Pribilof regional network (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Native public institutional leader

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 5); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Native public institutional leader creates a documented public-service connection to Regional governance and cultural livelihoods.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 5)

13 · MARTHA MALLOTT

NAME · MARTHA MALLOTT — Federalists 

LOCATION · Yakutat / Southeast public-service network (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Regional civic and Alaska Native institutional leader

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 5); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Regional civic and Alaska Native institutional leader creates a documented public-service connection to Community development and regional government.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 5)

14 · MARYA HALVORSEN

NAME · MARYA HALVORSEN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Bering Straits / northwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Northwest / Bering Straits; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN board member, Bering Straits navigator connection. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural services and community navigation.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

15 · MELANIE BAHNKE

NAME · MELANIE BAHNKE — Federalists 

LOCATION · Bering Straits / northwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Northwest / Bering Straits; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN board member and regional Native leadership

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 11); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN board member and regional Native leadership creates a documented public-service connection to Regional Native institutions and administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 11)

16 · MICHELLE SPARCK

NAME · MICHELLE SPARCK — Federalists 

LOCATION · Anchorage / statewide; rural outreach (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN director of Get Out The Native Vote.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 13); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN director of Get Out The Native Vote. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural civic participation and public information.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 13)

17 · NANCY JAMES

NAME · NANCY JAMES — Federalists 

LOCATION · Fort Yukon / Yukon Flats (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Yukon Flats representative, 2025–28.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC Yukon Flats representative, 2025–28. creates a documented public-service connection to Village community services and territorial access.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

18 · NICHOLAI JOEKAY

NAME · NICHOLAI JOEKAY — Federalists 

LOCATION · Napaskiak / Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Native Village of Napaskiak citizen, Napaskiak Incorporated director and AFN board member

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Native Village of Napaskiak citizen, Napaskiak Incorporated director and AFN board member creates a documented public-service connection to Village corporation governance and local services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

19 · PEARL CHANAR

NAME · PEARL CHANAR — Federalists 

LOCATION · Interior villages / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN board member representing Interior villages.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN board member representing Interior villages. creates a documented public-service connection to Village governance and Native services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

20 · PETER DEMOSKI

NAME · PETER DEMOSKI — Federalists 

LOCATION · Nulato / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC elder adviser.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · TCC elder adviser. creates a documented public-service connection to Traditional knowledge and intergenerational services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

21 · RHONDA PITKA

NAME · RHONDA PITKA — Federalists 

LOCATION · Beaver / Yukon Flats (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Tanana Chiefs Conference vice president, 2026–28.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Tanana Chiefs Conference vice president, 2026–28. creates a documented public-service connection to Tribal services and Interior village leadership.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

22 · RICHARD J. PETERSON

NAME · RICHARD J. PETERSON — Federalists 

LOCATION · Kasaan / Prince of Wales Island · Southeast Alaska (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Tlingit & Haida president; reelected 2026

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 25); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Tlingit & Haida president; reelected 2026 creates a documented public-service connection to Tribal-government relations, regional business operations.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 25)

23 · ROB SANDERSON JR.

NAME · ROB SANDERSON JR. — Federalists 

LOCATION · Southeast / Tlingit & Haida communities (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Executive Council vice president

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 25); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Executive Council vice president creates a documented public-service connection to Tribal government and public administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 25)

24 · SHANIA MURPHY

NAME · SHANIA MURPHY — Federalists 

LOCATION · Juneau / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Emerging Leader member, Tlingit & Haida Executive Council, 2026

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 25); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · Emerging Leader member, Tlingit & Haida Executive Council, 2026 creates a documented public-service connection to Civic leadership and tribal public service.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 25)

25 · SKOEY VERGEN

NAME · SKOEY VERGEN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Aleutian region / southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · The Aleut Corporation president and CEO; AFN board member

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · The Aleut Corporation president and CEO; AFN board member creates a documented public-service connection to Regional business operations and community development.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

26 · VIVIAN KORTHUIS

NAME · VIVIAN KORTHUIS — Federalists 

LOCATION · Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta / southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN director and longstanding tribal regional leadership figure; precise 2026 role to recheck

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 11); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Fulfill Tribal Treaties & Restore Sovereignty; equal essential services

REASON RETAINED · AFN director and longstanding tribal regional leadership figure; precise 2026 role to recheck creates a documented public-service connection to Y-K village services and tribal coordination.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 11)

27 · APRIL KYLE

NAME · APRIL KYLE — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Anchorage / south-central (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Southcentral Foundation representative in tribal-health director listings

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 19); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Southcentral Foundation representative in tribal-health director listings creates a documented public-service connection to Urban/rural patient services and integrated care.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 19)

28 · BERNICE KAIGELAK

NAME · BERNICE KAIGELAK — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Nuiqsut / Arctic Slope · north (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Arctic / North Slope; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ANTHC treasurer representing Arctic Slope Native Association

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · ANTHC treasurer representing Arctic Slope Native Association creates a documented public-service connection to Arctic clinical access and tribal health budgets.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

29 · BRIAN LEFFERTS

NAME · BRIAN LEFFERTS — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta · southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation member of Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 24); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation member of Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group creates a documented public-service connection to Water infrastructure, health implications and village logistics.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 24)

30 · CHERYL ROSA

NAME · CHERYL ROSA — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Statewide research coordinator / Arctic (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Arctic / North Slope; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · U.S. Arctic Research Commission director, Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 24); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · U.S. Arctic Research Commission director, Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group creates a documented public-service connection to Village water systems and engineering coordination.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 24)

31 · CHIEF GARY HARRISON

NAME · CHIEF GARY HARRISON — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Chugach region · south-central (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ANTHC board vice chair and tribal leader

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · ANTHC board vice chair and tribal leader creates a documented public-service connection to Regional health, tribal governance and infrastructure.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

32 · JACOLINE BERGSTROM

NAME · JACOLINE BERGSTROM — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Interior · Tanana Chiefs Conference (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Association of Tribal Health Directors vice chair; TCC health director

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 19); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Association of Tribal Health Directors vice chair; TCC health director creates a documented public-service connection to Interior village healthcare and staffing.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 19)

33 · JESSICA SNYDER

NAME · JESSICA SNYDER — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Northwest / Maniilaq region (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Northwest / Bering Straits; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · AFN board member with Maniilaq Association.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · AFN board member with Maniilaq Association. creates a documented public-service connection to Northwest community health and tribal consortiums.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

34 · JOE PETRUSKA

NAME · JOE PETRUSKA — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Nikolai / Upper Kuskokwim (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Upper Kuskokwim representative, 2024–27.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · TCC Upper Kuskokwim representative, 2024–27. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural village governance and health.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

35 · KAREN PLETNIKOFF

NAME · KAREN PLETNIKOFF — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Aleutian/Pribilof / southwest maritime (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association representative on Arctic rural water group; AFN board member

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 12); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association representative on Arctic rural water group; AFN board member creates a documented public-service connection to Sanitation construction and island service capacity.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 12)

36 · KIMBERLEY STRONG

NAME · KIMBERLEY STRONG — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Southeast Alaska tribal-health representation (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Chair of ANTHC board

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Chair of ANTHC board creates a documented public-service connection to Statewide tribal-health governance and institutional oversight.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

37 · KRISTIN REARDON

NAME · KRISTIN REARDON — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Alaska statewide / Denali Commission (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Denali Commission representative on Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 24); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Denali Commission representative on Arctic Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group creates a documented public-service connection to Rural project finance and infrastructure coordination.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 24)

38 · LORETTA NELSON

NAME · LORETTA NELSON — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Maniilaq / Northwest Arctic · northwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Arctic / North Slope; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ANTHC director and AFN board member

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · ANTHC director and AFN board member creates a documented public-service connection to Northwest village medical services and regional leadership.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

39 · MEDA DEWITT

NAME · MEDA DEWITT — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Anchorage / Southcentral; Alaska Native civic networks (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Civic and public-health advocate

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 8); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Civic and public-health advocate creates a documented public-service connection to Community health and Indigenous civic institutions.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 8)

40 · NATASHA SINGH

NAME · NATASHA SINGH — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Stevens Village roots · Interior; institutional base Anchorage (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium president/CEO; formerly Tanana Chiefs Conference general counsel

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium president/CEO; formerly Tanana Chiefs Conference general counsel creates a documented public-service connection to Rural clinics, health compacts and village service delivery.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

41 · PAMELA MILLER

NAME · PAMELA MILLER — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Anchorage / Southcentral (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Community Action on Toxics executive director.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 17); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Community Action on Toxics executive director. creates a documented public-service connection to Environmental health and industrial contamination.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 17)

42 · PATRICIA SALMON

NAME · PATRICIA SALMON — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Chalkyitsik / Yukon Flats (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · 2026–29 regional health board representative.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 10); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · 2026–29 regional health board representative. creates a documented public-service connection to Village healthcare access.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 10)

43 · ROBERT CLARK

NAME · ROBERT CLARK — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Bristol Bay · southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation director in ANTHC/Alaska Native Health Board directories

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation director in ANTHC/Alaska Native Health Board directories creates a documented public-service connection to Rural clinical networks and regional health delivery.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

44 · SHARON HILDEBRAND

NAME · SHARON HILDEBRAND — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Nulato / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Tanana Chiefs Conference chief/chair, elected 2026; Koyukon Athabascan public leader.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Tanana Chiefs Conference chief/chair, elected 2026; Koyukon Athabascan public leader. creates a documented public-service connection to Interior village health, sovereignty, regional infrastructure.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

45 · TIFFANY ZULKOSKY-HILD

NAME · TIFFANY ZULKOSKY-HILD — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Bethel / Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Former Alaska House member 2018–2021; health-sector work

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 8); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · Former Alaska House member 2018–2021; health-sector work creates a documented public-service connection to Rural healthcare and community representation.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 8)

46 · TONI RAYE BERGAN

NAME · TONI RAYE BERGAN — New Dealers 

LOCATION · Kodiak region · southwest gulf (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ANTHC board secretary and tribal-health governance representative

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 18); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Comprehensive Healthcare; Equal Essential Services

REASON RETAINED · ANTHC board secretary and tribal-health governance representative creates a documented public-service connection to Regional clinical administration and patient services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 18)

47 · BOB KEHOE

NAME · BOB KEHOE — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Prince William Sound fleet network; specific residence unverified (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · United Fishermen secretary-treasurer

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 21); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · United Fishermen secretary-treasurer creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing business administration and representation.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 21)

48 · CHRIS SANNITO

NAME · CHRIS SANNITO — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Kodiak / southwest gulf (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member affiliated with Kodiak Island WildSource

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 23); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member affiliated with Kodiak Island WildSource creates a documented public-service connection to Seafood enterprise and regional marketing.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 23)

49 · CHRISTINE O'CONNOR

NAME · CHRISTINE O'CONNOR — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska seafood harvester; home port to verify (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member representing harvesters

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 23); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board member representing harvesters creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing industry access, seafood market development.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 23)

50 · DICK CURRAN

NAME · DICK CURRAN — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Southeast / Sitka fishing fleet (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA board president; F/V Cherokee.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA board president; F/V Cherokee. creates a documented public-service connection to Owner-operator fisheries representation.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

51 · ELIZABETH DUBOVSKY

NAME · ELIZABETH DUBOVSKY — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Anchorage / Southcentral; Southeast work (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA strategy director; Alaska fisheries policy worker since 2000s.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA strategy director; Alaska fisheries policy worker since 2000s. creates a documented public-service connection to Regional seafood systems and market access.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

52 · EMILY SCOTT

NAME · EMILY SCOTT — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sitka / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA outreach coordinator and commercial crew apprentice.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA outreach coordinator and commercial crew apprentice. creates a documented public-service connection to Entry-level fishing work and community training.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

53 · JERRY MCCUNE

NAME · JERRY MCCUNE — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Cordova / Prince William Sound · south-central (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · United Fishermen subsistence co-chair and commercial fishing representative

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 22); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · United Fishermen subsistence co-chair and commercial fishing representative creates a documented public-service connection to Subsistence, fisheries management and local livelihoods.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 22)

54 · JULIANNE CURRY

NAME · JULIANNE CURRY — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska commercial fisheries; home port to verify (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · United Fishermen executive-committee membership/fundraising co-chair

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 21); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · United Fishermen executive-committee membership/fundraising co-chair creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing advocacy, marketing and public representation.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 21)

55 · KINSEY BROWN

NAME · KINSEY BROWN — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Cordova / Prince William Sound (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Marine Community Coalition board co-chair; fisheries specialist.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 15); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Marine Community Coalition board co-chair; fisheries specialist. creates a documented public-service connection to Fleet resilience and science communication.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 15)

56 · KYLIE THOMPSON

NAME · KYLIE THOMPSON — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sand Point / Aleutians East · southwest (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Area M Seiners Association president and United Fishermen representative

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 22); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Area M Seiners Association president and United Fishermen representative creates a documented public-service connection to Salmon fisheries, crew livelihoods, regional resource policy.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 22)

57 · LANCEE WHETMAN

NAME · LANCEE WHETMAN — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska marine communities / locality unverified (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Marine Community Coalition fisheries program manager.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 15); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Marine Community Coalition fisheries program manager. creates a documented public-service connection to Fisheries stewardship and coastal work.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 15)

58 · LAUREN HOWARD

NAME · LAUREN HOWARD — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sitka / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA policy coordinator, longline fishing family; North Pacific fisheries adviser.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA policy coordinator, longline fishing family; North Pacific fisheries adviser. creates a documented public-service connection to Working waterfront and vessel economics.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

59 · LINDA BEHNKEN

NAME · LINDA BEHNKEN — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sitka / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association executive director since 1991; working fisher and sustainable fisheries advocate

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association executive director since 1991; working fisher and sustainable fisheries advocate creates a documented public-service connection to Small-boat fishing, conservation and fishing-family businesses.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

60 · MATT ALWARD

NAME · MATT ALWARD — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska commercial fleet; home port to verify (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · United Fishermen of Alaska 2026–27 president

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 21); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · United Fishermen of Alaska 2026–27 president creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing livelihoods and fleet policy.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 21)

61 · MELANIE BROWN

NAME · MELANIE BROWN — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska seafood harvester / SalmonState; residence unverified (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute salmon committee member

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 23); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute salmon committee member creates a documented public-service connection to Salmon resources and fishing livelihood questions.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 23)

62 · MICHELLE STRATTON

NAME · MICHELLE STRATTON — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska marine communities / locality unverified (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Marine Community Coalition executive director.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 15); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Marine Community Coalition executive director. creates a documented public-service connection to Fishery habitat and small-boat communities.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 15)

63 · NATALIE SATTLER

NAME · NATALIE SATTLER — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sitka / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA programs director; formerly elementary teacher.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA programs director; formerly elementary teacher. creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing community education and communications.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

64 · REBECCA SKINNER

NAME · REBECCA SKINNER — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Kodiak / southwest gulf (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southwest maritime / Bristol Bay–Aleutians; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association executive director; United Fishermen vice president

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 22); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association executive director; United Fishermen vice president creates a documented public-service connection to Commercial fleet operations and fishery management.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 22)

65 · TERRY PERENSOVICH

NAME · TERRY PERENSOVICH — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Southeast fishing communities (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA board secretary, skiff representative.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA board secretary, skiff representative. creates a documented public-service connection to Small-vessel fisheries and port access.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

66 · THATCHER BROUWER

NAME · THATCHER BROUWER — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Juneau · southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · United Fishermen of Alaska executive director named October 2026; over two decades of commercial fishing

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 20); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · United Fishermen of Alaska executive director named October 2026; over two decades of commercial fishing creates a documented public-service connection to Fleet economics, fisheries law and coastal employment.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 20)

67 · TOMI MARSH

NAME · TOMI MARSH — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Alaska commercial harvester; home port to verify (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute vice chair and harvester representative

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 23); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute vice chair and harvester representative creates a documented public-service connection to Seafood markets and supply chains.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 23)

68 · WENDY ALDERSON

NAME · WENDY ALDERSON — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Southeast fishing fleet (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA board member, F/V Ocean Cape.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA board member, F/V Ocean Cape. creates a documented public-service connection to Commercial fishing livelihoods.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

69 · WILLOW MOORE

NAME · WILLOW MOORE — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Sitka / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA deputy director; former nursing, nonprofit and business work.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Global Ocean Restoration; Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining

REASON RETAINED · ALFA deputy director; former nursing, nonprofit and business work. creates a documented public-service connection to Fishing community coordination and public administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

70 · HEIDI DRYGAS

NAME · HEIDI DRYGAS — Farmer–Labor 

LOCATION · Juneau / Southeast; Fairbanks roots (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska AFL-CIO president since August 2026; previously state labor commissioner, 2022 independent lieutenant-governor candidate.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 16); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Modern Worker Voice & Bargaining; worker safety

REASON RETAINED · Alaska AFL-CIO president since August 2026; previously state labor commissioner, 2022 independent lieutenant-governor candidate. creates a documented public-service connection to Labor law, collective bargaining and executive-branch administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 16)

71 · APARNA PALMER

NAME · APARNA PALMER — Federalists 

LOCATION · Juneau / Southeast (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · University of Alaska Southeast chancellor

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 27); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · University of Alaska Southeast chancellor creates a documented public-service connection to Higher education and regional workforce development.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 27)

72 · LORI BAKER

NAME · LORI BAKER — Federalists 

LOCATION · Minto / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC Yukon-Tanana representative, 2025–28.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · TCC Yukon-Tanana representative, 2025–28. creates a documented public-service connection to Community education and services.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

73 · MACKENZIE ENGLISHOE

NAME · MACKENZIE ENGLISHOE — Federalists 

LOCATION · Gwichyaa Zhee / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · TCC youth adviser.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 9); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · TCC youth adviser. creates a documented public-service connection to Youth leadership and civic education.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 9)

74 · MATTHEW COOPER

NAME · MATTHEW COOPER — Federalists 

LOCATION · Fairbanks / Interior; statewide university system (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · University of Alaska president since August 2026

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 26); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · University of Alaska president since August 2026 creates a documented public-service connection to Statewide workforce education and institutional governance.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 26)

75 · PEARL BROWER

NAME · PEARL BROWER — Federalists 

LOCATION · North Slope / Arctic (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Arctic / North Slope; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Alaska Federation of Natives board, Arctic Slope villages; Alaska Native education leader.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 11); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · Alaska Federation of Natives board, Arctic Slope villages; Alaska Native education leader. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural education, Arctic community leadership.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 11)

76 · SCOTT JEPSEN

NAME · SCOTT JEPSEN — Federalists 

LOCATION · Statewide university board; home community unverified (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Statewide / verify home region; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Chair, University of Alaska Board of Regents, 2026

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 29); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · Universal Internet & Mobile Service; workforce education

REASON RETAINED · Chair, University of Alaska Board of Regents, 2026 creates a documented public-service connection to University fiduciary governance and administration.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 29)

77 · BRIDGET MARYOTT

NAME · BRIDGET MARYOTT — Mugwumps 

LOCATION · Cook Inlet / Southcentral (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Cook Inletkeeper co-executive director.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 17); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · National Climate Adaptation; local service accountability

REASON RETAINED · Cook Inletkeeper co-executive director. creates a documented public-service connection to Watershed protection and community oversight.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 17)

78 · JEFF FARVOUR

NAME · JEFF FARVOUR — Mugwumps 

LOCATION · Southeast / Sitka fishing fleet (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southeast / Inside Passage; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · ALFA board vice president, deckhand representative.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 14); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · National Climate Adaptation; local service accountability

REASON RETAINED · ALFA board vice president, deckhand representative. creates a documented public-service connection to Deckhands and small-boat working conditions.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 14)

79 · PATRICIA MACDONALD

NAME · PATRICIA MACDONALD — Mugwumps 

LOCATION · Dot Lake / Upper Tanana (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Interior Regional Housing Authority commissioner elected 2026.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 10); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · National Climate Adaptation; local service accountability

REASON RETAINED · Interior Regional Housing Authority commissioner elected 2026. creates a documented public-service connection to Rural housing and utility needs.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 10)

80 · SEAN MCDERMOTT

NAME · SEAN MCDERMOTT — Mugwumps 

LOCATION · Fairbanks / Interior (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Interior / Yukon–Tanana; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Northern Alaska Environmental Center Arctic program coordinator.

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 17); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · National Climate Adaptation; local service accountability

REASON RETAINED · Northern Alaska Environmental Center Arctic program coordinator. creates a documented public-service connection to Arctic landscape and environmental planning.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 17)

81 · SUZANNE LAFRANCE

NAME · SUZANNE LAFRANCE — Mugwumps 

LOCATION · Anchorage / Southcentral (reported community or organizational connection)

METRO / REGION · Southcentral / Anchorage–Prince William Sound; Alaska locality/region should be read geographically, not as an assumed nearest metro

AGE · Not independently confirmed for this research entry

OCCUPATION / ROLE · Anchorage mayor since 2024

ONLINE / SOCIAL · Institutional biography or public professional listing (Source 28); personal handle not verified

MW POLICIES  · National Climate Adaptation; local service accountability

REASON RETAINED · Anchorage mayor since 2024 creates a documented public-service connection to Municipal governance and city infrastructure.

RESEARCH SOURCE · (Source 28)

05 | THE ESTABLISHED ELECTORAL FIELD

Incumbent: Lisa Murkowski (Republican), first appointed to the Senate in 2002. A federal committee or existing elected office is not automatically a newly announced 2028 campaign. Candidate trackers also list Richard Grayson. Prior statewide candidates include Kelly Tshibaka and Patricia Chesbro. Mary Peltola contested Alaska's different U.S. Senate seat in 2026; her 2026 participation is not a declaration for this 2028 election. (Source 1) (Source 5) (Source 8)

Additional elected or formerly elected figures mentioned in the source dossiers include Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Dan Sullivan, Nick Begich III, Tom Begich, Bill Walker, Suzanne LaFrance and Tiffany Zulkosky-Hild. Their prior office and partisan records should be considered distinctly from civic institutional leadership. (Source 8)

06 | NUMBERED SOURCES

Source 1 · Alaska 2028 Class III Senate race

Source 2 · Alaska Division of Elections — unofficial 2026 results

Source 3 · 2026 Ballot Measure 2 repeal results

Source 4 · Mugwumps national Policy Atlas — Alaska

Source 5 · Independent research dossier 1

Source 6 · Independent research dossier 2

Source 7 · Independent research dossier 3

Source 8 · Independent research dossier 4

Source 9 · SHARON HILDEBRAND — public institutional source

Source 10 · PATRICIA SALMON — public institutional source

Source 11 · PEARL BROWER — public institutional source

Source 12 · NICHOLAI JOEKAY — public institutional source

Source 13 · BENJAMIN MALLOTT — public institutional source

Source 14 · LINDA BEHNKEN — public institutional source

Source 15 · MICHELLE STRATTON — public institutional source

Source 16 · HEIDI DRYGAS — public institutional source

Source 17 · PAMELA MILLER — public institutional source

Source 18 · NATASHA SINGH — public institutional source

Source 19 · JACOLINE BERGSTROM — public institutional source

Source 20 · THATCHER BROUWER — public institutional source

Source 21 · MATT ALWARD — public institutional source

Source 22 · REBECCA SKINNER — public institutional source

Source 23 · TOMI MARSH — public institutional source

Source 24 · CHERYL ROSA — public institutional source

Source 25 · RICHARD J. PETERSON — public institutional source

Source 26 · MATTHEW COOPER — public institutional source

Source 27 · APARNA PALMER — public institutional source

Source 28 · SUZANNE LAFRANCE — public institutional source

Source 29 · SCOTT JEPSEN — public institutional source