<p>Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordability</p><p>As <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans">Republicans</a> fight to maintain their narrow majority in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">Congress</a>, they face a unique challenge in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska">Alaska</a> – not from a Democrat, but from an independent commercial fisher and first-time candidate running to flip the state’s lone <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House</a> seat.</p><p>Bill Hill, who is an Alaska Native and has worked in education and construction, has positioned himself as a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/19/democrats-labor-union-congress-candidates-midterm-elections">working-class</a> candidate who will fight to make life more affordable for people like himself and his family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/bill-hill-alaska-congressional-race">Continue reading...</a>