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Dillingham City Council candidate profile: Ronald Johnson

Ronald Johnson is running for city council Seat B. Sept. 19, 2022
Izzy Ross
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KDLG
Candidate Ronald Johnson.

Ronald Johnson is a Dillingham fisherman running for Dillingham City Council seat F against write-in candidate Kevin McCambly. View his candidate profile and listen to his interview for local air on this page

Name: Ronald L. Johnson
Age on October 3, 2023: 60
Occupation: Fisherman
Previous Government/ Community Involvement: None
Education: High school graduate and one year of diesel engine school
Immediate Family: Wife and two daughters

Why are you running for City Council this election cycle?
To drive down taxes in Dillingham and to make sure all city employees are doing the job they get paid for.

What issues do you want to address and how do you plan to address them?
To look for ways to cut costs down. For the city to cut down taxes that they get from us all by looking at the city budget.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
To try to get our local kids that go off to school to get training to come back to Dillingham, and work and stay and live here.

This article has been updated after receiving information on a write-in candidate entering the race.

KDLG reached out to each candidate with the opportunity to complete a candidate profile through a questionnaire. The questionnaire’s questions and candidate responses are included here, with minor edits for grammar only.

Get in touch with the author at christina@kdlg.org or 907-842-2200.

Christina McDermott began reporting for KDLG, Dillingham’s NPR member station, in March 2023. Previously, she worked with KCBX News in San Luis Obispo, California, where she focused on local news and cultural stories. She’s passionate about producing evocative, sound-rich work that informs and connects the public.