The National Weather Service Employees Organization is pleased to announce its endorsement of Mark Begich for Senator of Alaska.

“Senator Begich strongly supports the lifesaving mission of the NWS to protect the people who work and live in Alaska,” said NWSEO President Dan Sobien.

Senator Begich, as chairman of the Senate oceans subcommittee overseeing NOAA, pushed the agency to work with the Interagency Working Group for Alaska, a consortium of federal agencies organized by President Obama to work together to streamline permitting for oil and gas development in the Arctic.