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Episode: EAST ANCHORAGE MATTERS: CJ McCormick, state house representative discusses life in Bethel, suicide, and partisanship
Description: Send us Fan MailThis is an episode of East Anchorage Matters. Representative C. J. McCormick of Bethel is 26 years old and the youngest member of the Alaska State House. Prior to serving in the legislature, he served on city council and as vice mayor of Bethel. Bethel is the 8th largest city in Alaska with just over 6,200 residents. Today, we discuss why his parents settled in the YK Delta, how he ended up in politics, And what it's like serving in the House majority, where he is just one of two Democrats.<...