Saima Chase
AK · Mayor of Kotzebue, Alaska
Saima Chase is the current mayor and a city council member of Kotzebue, with a term through October 2028. She works as Tribal Emergency Manager for the Native Village of Kotzebue and previously served as Northwest Arctic Borough fire chief and advanced search-and-rescue coordinator.
Where Saima Chase stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), 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
Source: mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 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 Safety and Crime Control
Source: mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net · researched August 20, 2026
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 · researched August 20, 2026
As mayor, signed Kotzebue Resolution No. 26-20 authorizing a Village Improvement Fund application for a sewer jetter project.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
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 · researched July 31, 2026
Past race Saima Chase ran in:
- State Representative, House District 40 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 40; Alaska
Profile last researched July 24, 2026.