Saima Chase
Registered Democrat · AK · Mayor of Kotzebue, Alaska
Saima Chase is the mayor of Kotzebue and a tribal emergency manager who earlier served as the Northwest Arctic Borough fire chief. She focuses on public safety in small villages, school funding, subsistence and the high cost of fuel and goods.
Where Saima Chase stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
As mayor, signed a Kotzebue city resolution authorizing a $180,000 application to the state Village Improvement Fund for the fire department. The application asks for money to repair the aerial ladder truck, buy protective gear and fire hoses, pay for firefighter certification training, and fix the fire station to meet fire code (Resolution 26-22).
May 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted yes on Kotzebue Resolution 26-38 at the Sept. 3, 2026 city council meeting. It let the city apply for up to $700,000 from a state rural housing grant to fix up a former federal house at 804 Garden Street as housing for police. It passed 7-0.
September 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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As mayor, signed a Kotzebue city resolution authorizing a $180,000 application to the state Village Improvement Fund for the fire department. The application asks for money to repair the aerial ladder truck, buy protective gear and fire hoses, pay for firefighter certification training, and fix the fire station to meet fire code (Resolution 26-22).
May 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
As mayor, signed a Kotzebue city resolution authorizing a $180,000 application to the state Village Improvement Fund for the fire department. The application asks for money to repair the aerial ladder truck, buy protective gear and fire hoses, pay for firefighter certification training, and fix the fire station to meet fire code (Resolution 26-22).
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
As mayor, signed Kotzebue Resolution No. 26-20 authorizing a Village Improvement Fund application for a sewer jetter project.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted yes on Kotzebue Resolution 26-37 at the Aug. 20, 2026 city council meeting. It let the city give Arctic Circle Wild Seafood a temporary use permit and a tidelands permit to buy salmon from local fishermen during the 2026 summer season. It passed 7-0.
August 20, 2026
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KOTZ public radio reported that Chase had served two terms as mayor of Kotzebue before the city's October 2025 municipal election, in which she stood for City Council Seat F.
October 20, 2025
Source: kotz.org
Past races Saima Chase ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 40; Alaska
- State Representative, House District 40 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 40; Alaska