Willy Keppel
AK
Willy Keppel is a Quinhagak business owner and recurring candidate for Alaska State House District 38. He owns Quinhagak Furs and has previously run for both the lower Kuskokwim House seat and the broader region's state Senate seat.
Where Willy Keppel stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Publicly opposed the proposed Donlin Gold mine on the Kuskokwim River, an issue he has argued on regional radio for close to 30 years.
October 31, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kyuk.org · researched July 31, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Broadcast weekly commentary on Alaska legislative action on KEDI and KRUP radio in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta over four years.
October 31, 2024
Source: kyuk.org · researched July 31, 2026
The Native Village of Kwinhagak tribal court temporarily banished him from Quinhagak in 2014 after a property dispute with a village resident; the tribal court rescinded the banishment a year later.
October 22, 2020
Source: kyuk.org · researched July 31, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
A Kwinhagak tribal court granted a protective order against him in August 2020 for a village woman who said he harassed and threatened her for decades. He has been the subject of at least four restraining or protective orders. He denies the claims.
October 22, 2020
Source: kyuk.org · researched July 31, 2026
Pled no contest in 1998 to a felony drug charge after he was caught picking up a tote holding about 10 pounds of marijuana at the Bethel airport.
October 22, 2020
Source: kyuk.org · researched July 31, 2026
Past race Willy Keppel ran in:
- State Representative, House District 38 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 38; Alaska
Profile last researched July 24, 2026.