Voting at Harrigan Centennial Hall. (KCAW photo/Rachel Waldholz)
Tuesday, October 7 is Municipal Election Day in Sitka. Voters will be choosing a mayor, two assembly members and two school board members. We’ve gathered links to all of our coverage below, including full candidate profiles, candidate statements, and audio from our three live, on-air forums.
Raven News will cover the election returns live from Harrigan Centennial Hall, starting at 8 p.m.
Where do I vote?
All Sitka voters will cast their ballots at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Municipal Clerk at (907) 747-1811 or visit the city’s Election Information page.
Who’s on the ballot?
There are two candidates for mayor, five candidates for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly, and two candidates for two seats on the School Board.
Sitka Mayor
Mim McConnell and Orion Hughes-Knowles take questions at the Sitka Chamber of Commerce’s Mayoral Forum. (KCAW photo/Rachel Waldholz)
Incumbent Mayor Mim McConnell is running for a second two-year term. She was first elected mayor in 2012, after serving three years on the Sitka Assembly. She faces one challenger, 26-year-old political newcomer Orion Hughes-Knowles.
Candidate profiles: Mim McConnell | Orion Hughes-Knowles
Candidate statements: Mim McConnell | Orion Hughes-Knowles
Audio from Raven Radio’s Mayoral Forum
Sitka Assembly
Five candidates are running for Sitka Assembly (l to r): Steven Eisenbeisz, Thor Christianson, Aaron Wamsley, Tristan Guevin, Lillian Feldpausch. (KCAW photo/Rachel Waldholz)
There will be two open seats on the Sitka Assembly, left by members Mike Reif and Pete Esquiro. Both are at the end of their three-year terms and have decided not to run again.
Five candidates are running for those two seats: Thor Christianson, Steven Eisenbeisz, Lillian Feldpausch, Tristan Guevin, and Aaron Wamsley. But voters will see seven names on the ballot. Richard Parmelee and Dennie Daniels both withdrew from the race after the deadline for printing ballots.
Candidate profiles: Thor Christianson | Steven Eisenbeisz | Lillian Feldpausch | Tristan Guevin | Aaron Wamsley
Candidate statements: Lillian Feldpausch | Tristan Guevin | Aaron Wamsley
Thor Christianson and Steven Eisenbeisz did not record candidate statements.
Audio from Raven Radio’s Assembly Candidate Forum
Sitka School Board
Candidates Tom Conley (l.) and Tim Fulton are familiar company. They served three years together previously on the school board. (KCAW photo/Robert Woolsey)
As for the school board, two veteran candidates are running for two open seats. Incumbent Tim Fulton is running for a third three-year term. The second candidate, Tom Conley, served on the board for 13 years, from 1999 to 2012.
Candidate profiles: Tim Fulton | Tom Conley
Audio from Raven Radio’s School Board Forum
