The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has endorsed U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for re-election.
The Republican is running against independent Margaret Stock, Libertarian Joe Miller, Democrat Ray Metcalf and a suite of independents.
The decision was announced Tuesday in Fairbanks after a meeting of the Central Council’s executive council, which had traveled north for the Alaska Federation of Natives annual conference.
“Senator Murkowski has been an effective member of Congress,” the Executive Council said in a statement. “Her commitment to Alaska Natives and rural communities has been proven through her continued efforts to advance the economic, social, and cultural wellbeing of Alaska Natives. Cultural and traditional language preservation, health services, energy, education, food security, rural development — these are just some of the areas Senator Murkowski works hard to advance and protect on behalf of Alaska Native people and why we have made the decision to support her.”
