Democrat throws support to independent running for Alaska’s U.S. House seat

And then there were 15. 

Last month, Matt Schultz, an Anchorage pastor and Democratic candidate in the U.S. House race, made a campaign stop in Homer and sat down for an interview with the Homer Independent Press. 

Last Friday, the Alaska Beacon reported that Schultz suspended his campaign and was urging voters to support independent candidate Bill Hill to oust incumbent Nick Begich III. 

As of Wednesday, Schultz’s name was still on the list of candidates for U.S. House of Representatives.

Read the full story by Yereth Rosen at the Alaska Beacon.