Election

Arthur Heckman Sr. was sentenced in Bethel Superior Court to five years of probation for violations of state election laws in 2022 and 2023, while an outcome is expected soon for city clerk Ruthie Borromeo for her role.

In the race to represent the lower Kuskokwim in House District 38, most of the votes from Bethel went to incumbent Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick, a Democrat from Bethel. Villages outside of the hub went largely to newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie, a Democrat from Toksook Bay.

Dahlstrom announced the end of her candidacy after placing third in the primary behind Democrat Mary Peltola and fellow Republican Nick Begich III.

Former mayor and current city council member Rose “Sugar” Henderson has filed to run for re-election. There are also four other candidates for city council: W.G. Anaruk, Pamela Conrad, Alicia Miner, and Danny Suiter.

Ballots are still being counted from Alaska’s primary election, and so far, voters show a solid preference for a new candidate to represent the Lower Kuskokwim Delta, with newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie leading over incumbent Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick.

Monitors have been assigned to majority-Native districts to check for compliance with the requirements for language translations and assistance, including provisions concerning different Yup’ik dialects, the department said on Aug. 19.

Voters will be able to cast ballots for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and state offices from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 20.

Pilot Station acting mayor Arthur Heckman Sr. and city clerk Ruthie Borromeo each face eight felony counts for alleged violations of state election laws in October 2022 and October 2023.

House District 38 candidate Nellie Jimmie says her main motivating issues are rural infrastructure and cost of living issues, subsistence rights, and education funding.

House District 38 candidate Victoria Sosa says her main motivating issues are addressing high rates of sexual assault in the Y-K Delta and supporting subsistence hunting and fishing.