By Suzanne Downing – August 11, 2022

Sarah Palin, also running for Congress, but not endorsed by any Republican entity in Alaska, has a list of endorsements from Outside that includes Donald Trump, but the number of leaders from inside the state is fairly modest. It is comprised of former State Sen. Jerry Ward, currently on her campaign staff, and former Alaska DNR Commissioner Tom Irwin, who worked for Palin’s Administration when ACES was signed into law, ushering in punishing oil and gas taxes on companies and driving investment from the state.

On the Dan Fagan Show (650 KENI) on Thursday, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson joined dozens of other elected officials in Alaska in supporting Republican Party-endorsed Nick Begich for Congress. Bronson called in to the show to say he plans to rank Begich first on the Aug. 16 ballot. Last week, Amy Demboski, Anchorage City Manager, also endorsed Begich.

Nick has been endorsed by these former and currently elected officials

  1. Amy Demboski, former Anchorage Assembly member and current municipal manager
  2. Jesse Sumner – Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly Member
  3. Jamie Allard – Anchorage Assembly member
  4. Michael Welch – North Pole Mayor
  5. Glenda Ledford – Wasilla Mayor
  6. Charlie Pierce – Kenai Borough Mayor
  7. Mark Jensen – Petersburg Mayor
  8. Jubilee Underwood – Mat-Su School Board
  9. Shelley Hughes – Senate Majority Leader
  10. Mike Cronk – State House Member
  11. Dee McKee – Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member
  12. Ken McCarty – State House member
  13. Kevin McCabe – State House member
  14. Rob Yundt – Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member
  15. Crystal Kennedy – Anchorage Assembly
  16. Pamela Melin – Palmer Deputy Mayor
  17. Teea Winger – Kenai Council member
  18. Thomas Bergey – Mat-Su School Board
  19. Roger Holland – State Senator
  20. Tom McKay – State House member
  21. Pete Kelly – Former Alaska State Senate President
  22. Mike Prax – State House member
  23. Ron Gillham – State House member
  24. Jai Mahtani – Ketchikan City Council
  25. Bill Elam – Kenai Borough Assembly member
  26. Lynn Gattis – Former State House member
  27. George McKee – Former Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member
  28. Mike Shower – State Senator
  29. Richard Derkevorkian – Kenai Borough Assembly member
  30. Clay Koplin – Cordova Mayor
  31. Sarah Vance – State House member
  32. Ben Carpenter – State House member
  33. Josh Verhagen – Mayor of Nenana
  34. Matthew Sampson – Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board
  35. Jimi Cash – Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly
  36. Charisse Millett – Former Alaska House Majority Leader
  37. Dan Kendall – Former Anchorage Assembly member
  38. Ralph Seekins – Former State Senator
  39. Dick Randolph – Former State House Member
  40. John Coghill – Former State Senator
  41. Robert Myers – State Senator
  42. Steve Thompson – Former State House Member
  43. George Rauscher – State House Member
  44. Cathy Tilton – State House Minority Leader
  45. Mia Costello – State Senator
  46. Bill Overway – Mayor of Kachemak City
  47. Jim Matherly – Mayor of Fairbanks
  48. Randy Sulte – Anchorage Assemblyman
  49. Rhonda Boyles – Former Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor
  50. Bill Stoltze – Former State Senator
  51. Bryce Ward – Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor
  52. Ken Koelsch-R, former mayor of Juneau
  53. Rhonda Boyles, former mayor of Fairbanks

Nick Begich has also received endorsements from:

  • Associated Builders and Contractors, Alaska Chapter
  • Alaska Outdoor Council
  • Anchorage Young Republicans
  • Mat-Su Young Republicans
  • Eagle River District 22 Republicans
  • Homer District 6 Republicans
  • Interior District 36 Republicans
  • Kenai Peninsula Republican Women of Alaska
  • Republican Women of Fairbanks
  • Mat-Su Republican Women’s Club
  • Valdez and Mat-Su District 29 Republicans
  • North Pole District 33 Republicans
  • Americans for Prosperity Action
  • HOTL PAC
  • FreedomWorks
  • Mat-Su District 25 Republicans
  • Alaska Republican Party
  • Fairbanks District 35 Republicans
  • John Sturgeon
  • Eddie Grasser

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