ASEA PAC 2026 Announces Primary Election Endorsements

The ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee (PAC) recommends the following list of candidates for the upcoming Primary Election to be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

PAC endorsements are determined by questionnaire responses from candidates and incumbents, as well as voting records. An endorsement for public office is based on the candidate’s support for public employee issues, not party affiliation. The following candidates and incumbents have expressed or taken political positions that the PAC believes are in the best interest of public employees.

US Senate

Mary Peltola

US House

Bill Hill

Alaska Governor

-Dual Endorsement-

Click Bishop

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

 

State Senate

 District

Name

Party

A

 

 

B

 

 

C

Louise Stutes

R

D

 

 

E

Catherine Giessel

R

F

 

 

G

Elvira Gray-Jackson

D

H

 
 

I

Löki Tobin

D

J

 

 

K

Bill Wielechowski

D

L

 

 

M

Patricia Chesbro

D

N

 
 

O

 

 

P

 

 

Q

William Hunt

D

R

 

 

S

Bryce Edgmon

U

State House

District

Name 

Party

1

No Endorsement

-

2

Rebecca Himschoot

NP

3

Andi Story

D

4

Sara Hannan

D

5

Katherine Simpler

NP

6

Brent Johnson

NP

7

No Endorsement

-

8

No Endorsement

-

9

Ky Holland

NP

10

Chuck Kopp

R

11

Danni Hall

D

12

Calvin Schrage

NP

13

Lisa Keller

D

14

Alyse Galvin

NP

15

Denny Wells

D

16

Carolyn Hall

D

17

Zack Fields

D

18

Cliff Groh

D

19

Genevieve Mina

D

20

Andrew Gray

D

State House

District

Name

Party

21

Donna Mears

D

22

Ted Eischeid

D

23

Ruby Jones

R

24

Gina Wall

R

25

Steven Merritt

NP

26

No Endorsement

-

27

No Endorsement

-

28

Kathleen "Kit" Kennedy

D

29

No Endorsement

-

30

Sandra Loomis

D

31

Maxine Dibert

D

32

No Endorsement

-

33

Pepper McFarland

U

34

Joy Beth Cottle

NP

35

Ashley Carrick

D

36

Crystal Jones

NP

37

Dennis Robinson

D

38

Jimmie Nellie

D

39

Neal Foster

D

40

Robyn Frier

D

 

The ASEA PAC is not a union committee--it is a self-organized and self-funded group of ASEA members and friends with the goal of promoting candidates and issues that support public employees and the services they provide. Voluntary contributions make political action possible. By making a voluntary contribution to the ASEA PAC, every contributor is eligible to serve as a director from their respective election district in discussions and d\ecisions regarding PAC endorsements and positions. ASEA union dues do not fund political action.

The ASEA PAC encourages you to consider participating in political action. If you are not already a contributor to the PAC, please consider joining. Membership in the ASEA PAC makes you eligible to represent your legislative district on the ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee Board of Directors. For more information, contact the ASEA Juneau Office at 463-4949 or (800) 478-0049 toll free.

Please note that members are reminded to use personal email accounts when communicating with ASEA PAC directors, legislators and candidates for public office, or when sending emails containing messages of a political nature.