Kito only candidate to file for legislative seat

Barring a write-in campaign, Haines voters won’t have a choice about who represents them in the Alaska House of Representatives when the next legislative session starts in January.

For the first time in at least 16 years, there is only one major party candidate running for the House seat that includes Haines.

Incumbent Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, was the sole candidate to file for House District 33 by the June 1 deadline.

Kito was appointed…