The race for Alaska’s single U.S. House seat is getting increasingly crowded as prominent Alaskans join the field to replace Republican Rep. Don Young ahead of a Friday deadline:
throwing their hats in the ring include Anchorage Democratic Rep. Chris Tuck, Native leader Tara Sweeney and Anchorage Republican state Sen. Josh Revak. None could be reached Wednesday.
Another prominent Alaskan considering joining the race is the man who lost to Young when Young won his first term in 1973. Notti, a lifelong Democrat, said in an interview Tuesday that he’s considering a run only for the special election to finish Young’s term — “just to keep watch out for the Alaska interests, whatever might come up in that short period of time,” he said.
“I think it’s pretty important that we treat the special election seriously, because seniority is very important and sometimes those four months can make the difference in four to eight years in a committee assignment or chairmanship,” Treadwell said.
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