AK-HD39: Campaign for Alaska's Bering Strait House district is a three-peat among familiar candidates

For the third time, the Alaska House in the Bering Strait region is a showdown between a seasoned lawmaker from the hub community of Nome who has represented the district for 15 years and a challenger from the smaller village of Shishmaref who nearly beat the incumbent in the past two elections.

Both incumbent Rep. Neal Foster, a Democrat, and opponent Tyler Ivanoff, an Alaskan Independence Party member, are Native. But there are some striking differences between the candidates running in House District 39.

Foster, who holds a degree from Stanford University and studied at Oxford University in England, served as a Nome City Council member and vice president of the Nome-based village Native corporation, among other professional positions, before starting his legislative career.

His campaign is emphasizing his deep legislative experience and his leadership status.





https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/09/27/campaign-for-alaskas-bering-strait-house-district-is-a-three-peat-among-familiar-candidates/