Governor's field nearly set for November
The remaining candidates for governor in Alaska are Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Bernadette Wilson, Dave Bronson and maybe Candice English.
We don’t know if English will remain the fourth candidate because her new running mate, Jodi Taylor, the wife of former candidate Tregarrick Taylor, filed the same inadequate financial disclosure document that led Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom to kick him off the ballot.
If Jodi Taylor’s paperwork is not corrected and English somehow drops by the wayside, Adam Crum would complete the foursome because Click Bishop dropped out.
There will be one Democrat and three Republicans vying for attention. At least two of the Republicans—Wilson and Bronson—have each claimed that voters should unite behind them.
“It was not immediately clear on Monday evening whether the substitution is legal. Jodi Taylor’s required personal financial disclosure form contains the same information as Treg Taylor’s, and state regulators found it inadequate,” Brooks wrote. “State law gives Jodi Taylor 30 days to amend her report before a final determination on her candidacy.”
The Taylors, both Tregarrick and Jodi, claim that a state law that requires them to list the names of people they receive income from, such as tenants in their rental properties, doesn’t say that a full name is required. Instead, the Taylors have insisted on listing first names and last initials.
Here is the Anchorage Press report by Nat Herz.
English claimed that people from California should not be telling Alaskans what to do, sugggesting that JKT has big donors from California and will be beholden to them. English put $124,000 into the campaign, while Tregarrick spent more than $600,000 of his own money.
"We need an Alaskan, and our commitment to our lifestyle, to determine our government. And JKT is just not what we need," English told Herz.
JKT, born and raised in Sitka, is an Alaskan. No one who claims otherwise can be taken seriously.
"We are proud that more Alaskans have donated to our campaign than the other three governor campaigns combined,” JKT said in a statement quoted by Herz.
"What Alaskans do not want is a third term of Mike Dunleavy’s politics," Kreiss-Tomkins said. "Our campaign is going to turn the page on the Dunleavy era and get Alaska back on track."
Sullivan stays in
In the race for the U.S. Senate, Petersburg Dan Sullivan said he decided to remain in the race despite the obstacles that have been placed in his way. I’m glad to hear this.
Sullivan will be able to perform a real public service by talking about things that Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is a captive of Donald Trump, is afraid to mention.
“It has been a time of extreme highs and lows,” the Southeast Sullivan said of his campaign so far. “But with the support of family, friends and supporters, I have persevered to this point. So, I am staying in this race to amplify the message that we need a different path forward. The politics of division as practiced by the Senator have not solved the problems we face today, in Alaska and as a nation. Are you better off now than you were 12 years ago when the Senator was first elected? This year, Alaska dropped to 47th in Children’s Well Being and 49th in Top States for Business 2026.
“Young people and the elderly are moving south for better opportunities and healthcare. We are involved in an ill-conceived war with Iran and a bewildering trade war with Canada. Gasoline, food, housing and medical costs seem to increase daily. No matter how many times Washington tells us all is well in America, most of us see that as an absurd fallacy. These issues are the daily decisions and hardships that Alaskans really care about and I want to make their voices heard between now and November.”