State Rep. Sharon Cissna

State Rep. Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage, came through town on a recent campaign swing. Cissna is challenging longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, the state’s lone congressman.

Cissna, 70, is a mental health counselor and a self-employed writer and illustrator. She has served seven terms in the state house and heads up the Legislative Health Caucus, a group of legislators who address health issues.

She’s also a cancer survivor who gained…