The field of almost 40 candidates includes current and former state legislators and a North Pole city council member named Santa Claus. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Friday.
By Becky Bohrer | Associated Press
The field includes current and former state legislators and a North Pole city council member named Santa Claus. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Friday. Young, a Republican, had held Alaska’s House seat since 1973 and had been seeking reelection at the time of his death last month at age 88. Others who filed Friday include Republican state Sen. Josh Revak; Democratic state Rep. Adam Wool; independent Al Gross, an orthopedic surgeon who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2020; and Andrew Halcro, a former Republican state lawmaker who is running as an independent.
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