That other fellow is Mark Seidenberg, an old friend of mine, although I haven't seen him since he moved out of the area several years ago. For many years, he was a traffic manager at the Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC and is currently the national chairman of the American Independent Party. He earned the nickname "Island Boy" for his pursuit of land claims on Wrangell Island.
Yes, Mark Seidenberg is the fellow I was thinking of.