Kenai Conversation: Chamber debate with candidates for governor

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published August 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM AKDT

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A sandwich board sign marks the entrance to a polling place on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Soldotna, Alaska.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing part of a gubernatorial forum organized by the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce. This debate was held at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Aug. 6 and included 10 of the 17 candidates for Alaska governor. After an open forum, attendees voted for their top five candidates – Adam Crum, Dave Bronson, Matt Heilala, Shelly Hughes, and Meta DeWitt to advance to a debate, moderated by Nick Sorell and Rebecca Logan.

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Ashlyn O'Hara

Prior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org

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