2026 Southeast Candidate Questionnaire

Election Coverage Archives - KCAW · Oct 26, 2026

As a supplement to the statewide voter guide, KCAW, KFSK and KRBD posed a short list of supplemental questions to Southeast candidates touching on issues of regional significance. We will list their responses below, as they are received:

House District 2:

Incumbent Rebecca Himschoot (Nonpartisan)

Southeast’s population of working age residents has declined. Meanwhile, the number of jobs has increased. What should the Legislature do to address the growing gap between workforce supply and demand?

Reversing the decade-long outmigration of Alaska’s working age families is the key to retaining…