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Houston is split across 4 Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly districts.
Find your districts by addressMatanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly: 4 districtsDistricts 1, 2, 4, 5
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 1Michelle Heun · Chris Chiavetta (R) · Thomas E. Bergey (R)
Michelle Heun
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscal responsibility, including opposition to a borough-wide sales tax
- Strengthening emergency services and improving roads and transportation infrastructure in the district
About Michelle Heun
Michelle Heun is a small business owner and military mom who has spent decades living and working in the Mat-Su Borough, per her campaign site.
Chris Chiavetta
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Public safety and stronger communities
- No new taxes and responsible spending
- Government efficiency and transparency
About Chris Chiavetta
Chiavetta is a former police officer and entrepreneur who serves on the Mat-Su Borough Platting Board, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he is running for Mat-Su Borough Assembly District 1.
Thomas E. Bergey
Bergey is a Mat-Su Valley farmer who has farmed there since 2010 and has served eight years on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District board, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1989, holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a master's degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and serves on the state agricultural board and the State Seismic Commission.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 2Dana Raffaniello (R) · Philip Licht Jr. (R) · Scott M. Lindbloom (D)
Dana Raffaniello
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports expanding regional transit options, including park-and-ride service along the Parks Highway.
- Supports easing state Certificate of Need rules and expanding urgent care, mobile clinics and telehealth access in the Valley.
- Supports developing Port MacKenzie's rail and road connections for freight and industrial use.
About Dana Raffaniello
Dana Raffaniello is a Palmer resident and network engineer who spent about 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Electronic Warfare Technician before working in telecommunications across Alaska, including Fairbanks, King Salmon and Dillingham, and settling in the Mat-Su Valley in 2012, per his campaign site.
Philip Licht Jr.
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports fiscal responsibility, including examining borough spending and setting clear budget priorities.
- Supports a right-sized local government focused on core services delivered efficiently.
About Philip Licht Jr.
Philip Licht Jr. is the founding Executive Director of Set Free Alaska, an addiction and mental health services organization in the Mat-Su Valley, and has served on boards including the Mat-Su Health Foundation and the Governor's Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, per his campaign site. His family has lived in the Valley since 1935.
Scott M. Lindbloom
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 4Maxwell H. Sumner (R)
Maxwell H. Sumner
Maxwell H. Sumner appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maxwell H. Sumner.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 5Bill Gamble (R)
Bill Gamble
Bill Gamble appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, District 5, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bill Gamble.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board, District 3Kathy McCollum (R)
Kathy McCollum
Kathy McCollum appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board, District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kathy McCollum.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board, District 6R. Ole Larson (R) · Jesse M. Sumner (R)
R. Ole Larson
R. Ole Larson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board, District 6, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for R. Ole Larson.
Jesse M. Sumner
Jesse M. Sumner co-owns a home-building business, Sumner Company Homes, with his brother. He previously served on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly and represented a Wasilla-area district as a Republican in the Alaska House of Representatives from January 2023 to January 2025, per the Anchorage Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Matanuska Susitna Borough page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateGerald L. Heikes (R) · Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. (R) · Dan Sullivan (R) · Mary Peltola (D)
Gerald L. Heikes
Gerald L. Heikes is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Alaska on the November 3, 2026 ranked-choice general election ballot, per the Division of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website is listed in Gerald L. Heikes's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Elections decided by voters, with equal ballot access for qualified candidates, per official candidate statement filed with the Alaska Division of Elections
About Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a Petersburg Republican, has built a life in Petersburg over nearly 50 years, per the campaign site. He earned a degree in forestry technology and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in surveying, timber management and timber sale administration, then earned a degree in education and became an elementary school teacher, per the campaign site. He taught in Petersburg schools for more than 20 years and grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois, per his official candidate statement filed with the Alaska Division of Elections. He shares a name with the state's sitting U.S. senator, Dan S. Sullivan; the Division of Elections' certified list distinguishes the two by full middle name and the 'Jr.' suffix.
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan was sworn in as Alaska's eighth U.S. senator on January 6, 2015, and was reelected in November 2020, per the campaign site. He served as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer for over 30 years, retiring in early 2024 as a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, per the campaign site. He previously served as assistant secretary of state for economic, energy and business affairs, as a National Security Council director, and as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.
Mary Peltola
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability
- Fixing the rigged system
- Fighting for Alaska fisheries
About Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola grew up salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River and raised seven children, per the campaign site. She served as Alaska's U.S. representative from 2022 to 2025, per the U.S. House member roster (congress-legislators dataset). The campaign site says she is running for the Senate because she has seen firsthand how government is failing Alaskans.
GovernorDave Bronson (R) · Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) · Treg Taylor (R) · Bernadette Wilson (R)
Dave Bronson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strengthen public safety and city-state coordination
- Develop energy and natural resources
- Address homelessness, infrastructure, and cost of living
About Dave Bronson
Dave Bronson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and former mayor of Anchorage. His campaign emphasizes public safety, homelessness and urban management, energy, resource development, and a conservative executive approach shaped by his city-hall experience. He is running with Josh Church as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Use practical, community-led problem-solving
- Support rural Alaska and local services
- Build a stronger economy and more responsive government
About Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is a Democratic candidate for Alaska governor and former state representative from Sitka. His public record includes work on Alaska Native languages, local problem-solving, fiscal policy, rural communities, and practical cross-partisan governing. He is running with Zac Johnson as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Treg Taylor
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strengthen public safety and legal accountability
- Support energy and resource development
- Bring executive-branch legal experience to state leadership
About Treg Taylor
Treg Taylor is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and former Alaska attorney general. His campaign emphasizes law enforcement, resource development, families, energy, and conservative leadership shaped by legal and executive-branch experience. He is running with Candi English as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Bernadette Wilson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expand energy and economic opportunity
About Bernadette Wilson
Bernadette Wilson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor, business owner, and conservative activist. Her campaign emphasizes energy, economic opportunity, public safety, parental rights, and a more confrontational approach to state and federal policy. She is running with Michael K. Shower as her candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
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