Politics 2024

Alaska House District 5 forum

By Jamie Diep,

Published October 18, 2024 at 1:05 PM AKDT

Alaska State House District 5 candidates Leighton Radner and Rep. Louise Stutes participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Seward Community Library in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Two candidates are running to represent Kodiak, Seward and Cordova in the Alaska House of Representatives. Incumbent candidate Louise Stutes, a Republican from Kodiak is running against challenger Leighton Radner of Seward. Radner is a member of Libertarian Party of Alaska.

This forum was held Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Seward Community Library and Museum. The Peninsula Clarion’s Jake Dye and KBBI's Simon Lopez co-hosted.

Election day is Nov. 5.

Politics 2024

Jamie Diep

Jamie Diep is a reporter/host for KBBI from Portland, Oregon. They joined KBBI right after getting a degree in music and Anthropology from the University of Oregon. They’ve built a strong passion for public radio through their work with OPB in Portland and the Here I Stand Project in Taipei, Taiwan.Jamie covers everything related to Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, and they’re particularly interested in education and environmental reporting. You can reach them at jamie@kbbi.org to send story ideas.

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Simon Lopez

Simon Lopez is a long time listener of KBBI Homer. He values Kachemak Bay’s beauty and its overall health. Simon is community oriented and enjoys being involved in building and maintaining an informed and proactive community.

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