Mike Dunleavy — Republican. Governor of Alaska since 2018, re-elected 2022 (term-limited from 2026 run). Former state senator from Wasilla. Has built his administration around aggressive Permanent Fund Dividend payouts, energy development, and state-spending restraint.
Judge Adolf Zeman denied a request to stop Alaska's helicopter bear control program across 40,000 square miles of southwest Alaska, allowing the state to resume spring killings while a lawsuit challenging the program's legality continues in court.
