More than a dozen people gathered in the Chilkat Inlet Retreat Sunday morning to hear from gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. 

 Patty Brown, Haines local for the past 30 years, said she  “learned a lot about him.” Brown, a retired teacher, said she has known Kreiss-Tomkins since he was in high school because he would come to Drama, Debate and Forensic tournaments. Brown said she wanted to “pass the baton to the next generations.” 

Kreiss-Tomkins, 37, …

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.