Alaska 2022 Election
Candidate Survey
RPEA surveyed candidates running for the Alaska legislature on November 8, 2022. We asked candidates about issues that are relevant to Alaska public employee retirees. Click here to read the survey questions . To view the responses, click on one of the group links below, then click on the candidate’s name if linked. Candidates who did not respond are so noted.
Party Affiliation D=Democrat
R=Republican
L=Libertarian
AIP=Alaskan Independence Party
ACP=Alaska Constitution Party
VA=Veterans of Alaska
NP=Nonpartisan
U=Undeclared
Candidates for Senate
Senate District A
Mike Sheldon (R) – Did not respond
Bert Stedman (R) – Did not respond
Senate District B
Jesse Kiehl (D) – Did not respond
Senate District C
Walter Jones (R) – Did not respond
Heath Smith (R) – Did not respond
Gary Stevens (R) – Did not respond
Senate District D
Tuckerman Babcock (R) – Did not respond
Jesse Bjorkman (R) – Did not respond
Andy Cizek (NP) – Did not respond
Senate District E
Roselynn Cacy (D) Cathy Giessel (R) Roger Holland (R) – Did not respond
Senate District F
James Kaufman (R) – Did not respond
Janice Park (D) Senate District G
Elvi Gray-Jackson (D) Marcus Sanders (R) – Did not respond
Senate District H
Matt Claman (D) Mia Costello (R) – Did not respond
Senate District I
Heather Herndon (U) – Did not respond
Loki Tobin (D) Senate District J
Forrest Dunbar (D) Andrew Satterfield (R) – Did not respond
Geran Tarr (D) Senate District K
John Cunningham (R) – Did not respond
Bill Wielechowski (D) Senate District L
Ken McCarty (R) – Email bounced, unable to reach
Kelly Merrick (R) Senate District M
Jim Cooper (D) Shelley Hughes (R) – Did not respond
Senate District N
Scott Clayton (R) – Did not respond
David Wilson (R) – Did not respond
Stephen Wright (R) – Did not respond
Senate District O
Doug Massie (R) Mike Shower (R) – Did not respond
Senate District P
Alex Jefre (R) – Did not respond
Scott Kawasaki (D) Jim Matherly (R) – Did not respond
Senate District Q
John Bennett (D) Robert Myers (R) Arthur Serkov (AIP) – Did not respond
Senate District R
Click Bishop (R) Elijah Verhagen (R) – Did not respond
Robert "Bert" Williams (R) – Did not respond
Senate District S
Lyman Hoffman (D) – No Email address
Willy Keppel (VA)
Candidates for House
House District 1
Jeremy Bynum (R) – Did not respond
Dan Ortiz (NP) – Did not respond
House District 2
Rebecca Himschoot (D) Kenny Skaflestad (R) – Did not respond
House District 3
Andi Story (D) House District 4
Sara Hannan (D) Darrell Harmon (U) – Did not respond
House District 5
Louise Stutes (R) – Did not respond
Benjamin Vincent (R) – Did not respond
House District 6
Ginger Bryant (NP) – Did not respond
Louis Flora (NP) – Did not respond
Sarah Vance (R) – Did not respond
House District 7
Ron Gillham (R) – Did not respond
Justin Ruffridge (R) – Did not respond
House District 8
Ben Carpenter (R) – Did not respond
House District 9
David Schaff (D) Laddie Shaw (R) – Did not respond
House District 10
Mikel Insalaco (L) Craig Johnson (R) – Did not respond
Caroline Storm (D) House District 11
Ross Bieling (R) – Did not respond
Julie Coulombe (R) – Did not respond
Walter Featherly (NP) – Did not respond
House District 12
Jay McDonald (R) – Did not respond
Calvin Schrage (NP) House District 13
Kathy Henslee (R) – Did not respond
Andy Josephson (D) – Did not respond
House District 14
Nicholas Danger (R) – Did not respond
Alyse Galvin (NP) House District 15
David Eibeck (R) – Did not respond
Tom McKay (R) – Did not respond
Denny Wells (D) – Did not respond
House District 16
Jennie Armstrong (D) – Did not respond
Liz Vazquez (R) – Did not respond
House District 17
Harriet Drummond (D) Zack Fields (D) House District 18
Lyn Franks (D) Cliff Groh (D) David Nelson (R) – Did not respond
House District 19
Genevieve Mina (D) – Did not respond
Russell Wyatt (D) – Did not respond
House District 20
Paul Bauer (R) Andrew Gray (D) – Did not respond
Jordan Harary (R) – Did not respond
Scott Kohlhaas (L) – Did not respond
House District 21
Donna Mears (D) – Did not respond
Forrest Wolfe (R) – Did not respond
House District 22
Ted Eischeid (D) Stanley Wright (R) – Did not respond
House District 23
Jamie Allard (R) – Did not respond
Roger Branson (R) House District 24
Sharon Jackson (R) – Did not respond
Daryl Nelson (D) – Did not respond
Dan Saddler (R) – Email bounced, unable to reach
House District 25
Delena Johnson (R) – Did not respond
Lawrence Wood (R) House District 26
Daniel Stokes (L) – Did not respond
Cathy Tilton (R) – Did not respond
House District 27
Brendan Carpenter (R) – Did not respond
David Eastman (R) – Did not respond
Stu Graham (R) – Did not respond
House District 28
Rachel Allen (R) – Did not respond
Steve Menard (R) – Did not respond
Jesse Sumner (R) – Did not respond
Jessica Wright (R) – Did not respond
House District 29
Elijah Haase (NP) George Rauscher (R) – Did not respond
House District 30
Doyle Holmes (R) – Did not respond
Kevin McCabe (R) – Did not respond
Joy Mindiola (D) – Did not respond
House District 31
Maxine Dibert (D) Bart LeBon (R) – Did not respond
Kelly Nash (R) – Did not respond
House District 32
Timothy Givens (R) – Did not respond
Van Lawrence (D) Will Stapp (R) – Did not respond
House District 33
Mike Prax (R) – No email address
House District 34
Nate DeMars (R) – Did not respond
Grier Hopkins (D )Frank Tomaszewski (R) – Did not respond
House District 35
Kieran C Brown (ACP) – Did not respond
Ashley Carrick (D) Kevin McKinley (R) – Did not respond
Ruben McNeill (R) – Did not respond
House District 36
Mike Cronk (R) Angela "Fitch" Fowler (D) – No email address
House District 37
Bryce Edgmon (U) – Did not respond
House District 38
Conrad "C.J." McCormick (D) – Did not respond
House District 39
Neal Foster (D) – Did not respond
Tyler Ivanoff (AIP) – Did not respond
House District 40
Josiah "Aullaqsruaq" Patkotak (NP) – Did not respond