From the transcript

We heard from the tribes that they wanted to be able to hear from the candidates in this year's races, and TCC does not endorse any candidate, but we are open to talking to all of them And we opened the door and we had one candidate respond back, and we're really glad that we are able to provide this opportunity to our region. Our door is always open. We've received several invites to participate in different meetings so we can present high-level, uh, what our priorities are here at Tanana Chiefs Conference. We also recognize that we're a consortium made up of 42 members, including 39 villages and 37 federally recognized tribes. Our region covers an area of 235,000 square miles in interior Alaska, which is equal to about 37% of the entire state and just slightly smaller than the state of Texas.