The Volkmer Effect on Alaska’s Congressional Representation

Who is Harold Volkmer and why should it matter to Alaskans?

Mary Peltola, Alaska's Congresswoman

Last August, in a special election completed through a new ranked voting system, a Democrat was elected to be our representative in Washington. This, in a state, that has elected nothing but Republicans for the past generation with only one exception when Mark Begich served one term as senator. This, in a state, that …