Incumbent Bjorkman had a four-point advantage over Carpenter in the primary — Wegener trailed with 12% of the vote.
Republican Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, is not seeking reelection for a fourth term in the House. Instead, he is running against incumbent Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, for the Senate seat in the same region.
Bjorkman, 40, is originally from Michigan and has lived in Alaska for 15 years, where he has worked as a teacher and fisher. He previously served two terms on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, expresses frustration at a March 19, 2024, news conference the day after the Legislature failed by one vote to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s education-funding veto. Next to him is Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, a co-chair of the finance committee. , implement a 2% sales tax as part of a broader economic plan, increase parental control over their children’s education andfor teachers, police officers and firefighters.
“The people who produce gas are telling us that they cannot deliver the gas that South Central needs. If we can’t do that, then we need to prioritize building a pipeline, a natural gas pipeline, from the North Slope, so that we can get Alaska’s natural gas resources heating Alaska’s homes and businesses. That’s what we need to do if we cannot produce it locally,” he said.
“Teachers will be better supported when parents have responsibility for the outcomes of our schools,” he wrote in his campaign filings.
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