Aleutians West Census Area Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Deacon is a Native Alaskan from Upper and Lower Kalskag whose working background includes communications and workforce development, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he has served as Tribal Chief of the Native Village of Kalskag and on the board of a Native corporation for a decade.

Bryce Edgmon has represented Alaska House District 37 since 2007 and has served as House Speaker, per his Alaska State Legislature member page. A lifelong resident of Dillingham, he is board chairman of Choggiung Ltd. and a former chief operating officer of the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, per the same source. He is running for the Senate District S seat, per his campaign site.

Robb has lived in Bethel since 1988, where Robb raised a family and built a home, per the campaign site. Robb is a licensed professional counselor with more than 30 years in behavioral health program development, having worked for Bethel Community Services, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and the Bethel Family Clinic, per the campaign site. Robb served on the Bethel City Council from 2009 to 2018, including four years as mayor, and was past president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors, per the campaign site.

Smith's family has deep roots in House District 37 after a grandparent relocated to Aleknagik in 1930, and Smith was raised there, per the campaign site. Smith has worked seasonal jobs, raised a family and served on local boards, and as Mayor of Aleknagik managed budgets and worked with the city council on infrastructure projects including a new landfill and bridge, per the campaign site. Smith also volunteered with a local youth camp and the area's electric cooperative, per the campaign site.

Trefon lives in Newhalen and has worked more than twelve years as a school secretary, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she is a Newhalen City Council member and vice mayor, an Alaska Farmers Market Association board member and a board member of the INN Electric Cooperative.

Wilson has worked 25 years as a social worker, chemical dependency administrator and chemical dependency supervisor, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she has served on the Aleutians East Borough Assembly, the Eastern Aleutian Tribes board, the Agdaagux Tribal Council and the Aleutians East Borough School District board, and holds a Bachelor of Social Work.

Cade J. Woods is from Dillingham and a Curyung Tribal Member, per his campaign site. He has volunteered with the local fire department and EMS, chaired the Dillingham City Planning Commission, and serves on the board of Nushagak Electric and Telephone Cooperative, and works as a small business owner and fuel terminals manager, per the same source.