Rep. Ben Carpenter of Nikiski has filed to run for the Alaska Senate seat representing much of the North Kenai Peninsula. The incumbent in the Senate seat is first-term Sen. Jesse Bjorkman of Nikiski, who is a Republican member of the Democrat-dominated Senate majority. Rep. Carpenter has called Alaska home for most of his life. Born … Continue reading Kenai news: Rep. Ben Carpenter files for Senate Seat D, and John Hillyer files for House District 8