Mat-Su Borough releases final candidate slate with party labels

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The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Clerk’s Office has released the final, certified list of candidates for the Nov. 4 regular borough election, and, standing out from other Alaskan boroughs, Mat-Su designates candidates with a political affiliation on the ballot, whether registered to a party or noting “nonpartisan” or “undeclared.”

Certified Candidates by Office

Assembly District 1 (Palmer area):

  • Michelle Heun — Undeclared (Certified: August 19, 2025)
  • Michael Bowles — Republican (Certified: August 18, 2025) 

Assembly District 2 (Palmer area):

  • Dana Raffaniello — Undeclared (Certified: August 20, 2025)
  • Stephanie Nowers — Nonpartisan (Certified: August 26, 2025) 

Assembly District 4 (Wasilla area):

  • Maxwell H. Sumner — Republican (Certified: August 22, 2025) 

School Board District 1: Kendal W. Kruse — Republican

School Board District 2: Gage D. Saxton — Nonpartisan (Certified: August 29, 2025) 

School Board District 5:

  • Brooks Pitcher — Republican (Certified: August 25, 2025) 

School Board District 7:

  • Lorie A. Colee — Republican (Certified: August 25, 2025) 

Under borough code, candidates may designate a political affiliation on the ballot if they are registered with a party or group, or may choose to appear as nonpartisan or undeclared. In the absence of any designation, “undeclared” is assigned by default.

Assembly races in Districts 1 and 2 feature direct contests between those with (District 1) and without party labels (District 2) in a region that traditionally leans Republican.

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