Native women run for office

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2002

Two Alaska Native women are running for governor and lt. governor of Alaska.

Desa Jacobsson is Yup'ik and Gwich'in and her run on the Green Party ticket will be her second shot at governor. Benson is Tlingit.

The pair's top issues include racism and domestic violence.

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Native activists to run on Green Party ticket (The Anchorage Daily News 5/9)