Democrats are hoping to flip the Senate in November 2026 in a move that would restrain President Trump's legislative agenda.

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Aaron Peterson, an attorney with the Alaska Department of Law’s natural resources division, for one of two open federal judgeships on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Schultz, a registered Democrat, is the second person to register as an opponent for Begich in next year's election.