UTBB announces “Salmon Slate” endorsements for 2024 election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 

Contact: Alannah Hurley, UTBB Executive Director, (907) 843-1633 or ahurley@utbb.org


UTBB announces “Salmon Slate” endorsements for 2024 election


DILLINGHAM, AK - Today, the United Tribes of Bristol Bay announced its endorsements for candidates who are on record supporting protections for Bristol Bay’s wild salmon. The “Salmon Slate” endorsements for the 2024 general election are: 

  • Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate for Vice-President Tim Walz 

  • Representative Mary Peltola for U.S. House of Representatives

  • Representative Bryce Edgmon for Alaska State House of Representatives. 

  • Additionally, UTBB endorses voting no on ballot measure two, opposing the repeal of ranked choice voting and open primaries. 


UTBB is dedicated to protecting the traditional Yup’ik, Dena’ina, and Alutiiq ways of life in Southwest Alaska that depend on the pristine Bristol Bay watershed and all it sustains. Support from elected officials is crucial to this mission, and UTBB endorses candidates for elected office that are committed to stopping mines like Pebble and ensuring that Bristol Bay’s world class salmon runs and traditional ways of life will continue to thrive for generations to come.


Alaska’s 2024 general election is ranked choice, and UTBB’s endorsements provide a ranking of the candidates that will best protect Bristol Bay’s wild salmon, abundant natural resources, and the cultures and communities they sustain.


For the U.S. Presidential race, UTBB endorses: 

  1. Kamala Harris (P) and Tim Walz (VP) 

For the U.S. House race, UTBB endorses: 

  1. Mary Peltola

For the Alaska State House of Representatives District 37, UTBB endorses:

  1. Bryce Edgmon


UTBB is opposed to the proposed repeal of ranked choice voting and open primaries and recommends voting NO on ballot measure two. 


UTBB Executive Director Alannah Hurley made the following statement:


"Turning out to vote for the Salmon Slate is the most important way people can take action to help protect Bristol Bay's prolific salmon fisheries and our Indigenous ways of life. The Salmon Slate endorsements highlight the candidates who will work to stop mines like Pebble in our region and to secure permanent protections for generations to come."


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The United Tribes of Bristol Bay is a tribal consortium working to protect the Yup’ik, Dena’ina, and Alutiiq way of life in Bristol Bay.


Paid for by United Tribes of Bristol Bay, 304 Main Street Dillingham, AK 99576. This NOTICE TO VOTERS is required by Alaska law. We certify that this literature is not authorized, paid for, or approved by any candidate. UTBB President Robert Heyano approves this message. UTBB’s top 3 contributors for this publication are: Clarks Point Village Council, Nondalton Tribal Council, and Portage Creek Village Council. 


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