Orion Hughes-Knowles Archives

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Absentee, question ballots to decide Sitka School Board race

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 6, 2015 | Election Coverage

The race for Sitka School Board will come down to absentee counting. For assembly, voters returned one incumbent and gave a second seat to a popular former coach and school teacher. Read More

Sitka 2015 municipal election: Unofficial results

by KCAW News | Oct 6, 2015 | Election Coverage

As of 9:30 p.m. today (10-06-15), these are the preliminary results for Sitka's municipal election. Read More

Hughes-Knowles wants to nurture local economy; marijuana industry

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Sep 24, 2015 | Election Coverage

Orion Hughes-Knowles was born on the north shore of Oahu, but grew up in Sitka and graduated from Whitman College in 2010. He’s running for assembly for the second year in a row -- but this time for a regular seat rather than mayor. Read More

Candidate statement: Orion Hughes-Knowles

by KCAW News | Sep 22, 2015 | Election Coverage

After learning that the incumbent Mayor was running unopposed, I took it upon myself to address what I saw as the premier threat to the democratic process--apathy. I believed then, as I do now, that I would be an effective, responsible, and accessible member of the Assembly. Read More

Nine candidates to vie for Sitka assembly, school board

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 7, 2015 | Local News

More candidates have filed for Sitka's municipal election. Voters will choose from nine candidates to fill two seats on the assembly and two on the school board. Read More