State Representative, House District 38
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Registered Democrat
CJ McCormick is a Bethel native and former state representative and Bethel vice mayor who has worked for the regional tribal health and tribal government groups. He focuses on subsistence rights, public safety, disaster readiness, housing and child care, and the cost of living.
Records: Environment and Public Health 6 for, Civil Rights 5 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for,
Nonpartisan
Joseph Amik is a Napaskiak resident who worked 20 years for a rural phone and internet company and later served as the city's administrator. He focuses on a full PFD and on fishing and hunting rights for families on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.
Registered Democrat · Incumbent
Nellie Jimmie is a Toksook Bay state representative whose family runs a village store, and she once represented her town on the rural electric cooperative board. She focuses on running water and sewer for villages, subsistence rights, and school funding.
Records: Public Education Quality 5 for, Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Civil Rights 2 for,
Registered Republican
Willy Keppel is a retired Quinhagak game guide and Army veteran who once served on the Bethel City Council and hosted a political radio show. He focuses on a large PFD, spending caps, term limits, a subsistence priority for rural residents, and opposing the Donlin Mine.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 6 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Efficiency 2 for
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2