Assembly candidate Gabe Thomas in the Chilkat Valley News office, Sept. 11, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Gabe Thomas, whose six years in office currently make him the longest serving borough assembly member, is running this year for another three-year term. His motivation is unfinished business.

Thomas recalls first running in 2019 with hopes of finishing the Lutak Dock rebuild. That’s obviously a big portion of the unfinished business, though not the entire list. 

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Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.