Career
North Slope Borough
During the 1990s, Nageak was elected to the North Slope Borough assembly. A year into his term, he was elected the borough"s mayor, and served in that position for a single three-year term. Prior to running for the Alaska House in 2012, Nageak was serving as a special assistant to the borough"s current mayor, Charlotte Brower.
Alaska House of Representatives
In 2012, Nageak filed to run for the 40th District seat in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Incumbent Reggie Joule announced shortly before the filing deadline that he would not be a candidate for reelection. He would later to decide to run for mayor of the Northwest Arctic Borough and was elected to that position.
