Kelly Tshibaka

Alaska

Trump or Haley? Alaska Republicans vote Tuesday | #alaska | #politics

Then-president Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, his UN ambassador in 2018. Her criticism of him as a candidate has grown increasingly pointed as they compete for the 2024 nomination. (Official White House photo, 2018) Alaska Republicans can vote Tuesday for a presidential nominee in the party-run poll. Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy are […]

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Kelly Tshibaka on the Must Read Alaska Show talks about the role of podcaster and the Trump campaign | #alaska | #politics

By JOHN QUICK Kelly Tshibaka, born and raised in Alaska, is reshaping Alaska’s political scene. Her new podcast, Kelly for Alaska is the topic of Must Read Alaska’s latest show, as host John Quick and Tshibaka dive into podcasting topics, political topics, and Tshibaka’s more notable guests. Tshibaka, now the state chair of the Alaska Trump […]

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Trump campaign has an Alaska chair: Kelly Tshibaka | #alaska | #politics

Kelly Tshibaka speaks to a reporter after a candidate forum in 2022. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has chosen former state official Kelly Tshibaka as its Alaska chair. Tshibaka sent a media announcement Monday, drawing attention to Alaska’s Republican Presidential Preference Poll on March 5. The in-person poll is like a party caucus, but […]

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Alaska Republicans hold ‘get out the vote’ rally | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It was an event full of Republican rallying cries for those hoping to turn Alaska fully red on election day. About 150 Republican activists gathered at a Alaska Republican Party event at the Anchorage Baptist Temple Sunday afternoon to rally the get-out-the-vote effort for GOP candidates. The message was loud and […]

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Out-of-state money is boosting Murkowski reelection effort | Politics | #alaska | #politics

New Federal Election Commission filings show at least $20 million is being spent on reelecting U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, with much of it coming from out of state. Challenger Kelly Tshibaka’s campaign is attracting more money from within Alaska than Murkowski’s campaign, the records show. Overall, efforts to return Murkowski to the Senate are […]

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Alaska voters say they’re worried about climate change. Here’s where the candidates stand. | #alaska | #politics

Students made signs with slogans condemning a lack of political action on climate change, March 15, 2019. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Alaska is at the forefront of climate change in the U.S. — it’s warming faster than any other state, and more than 60% of Alaskans say it’s an issue they’re concerned about. Alaska Public Media sent […]

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McConnell-linked super PAC takes aim at Trump-backed Republican trying to oust Murkowski | #alaska | #politics

A super PAC tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is alleging in a 30-second television ad that a Trump-backed Alaska Republican running for a Senate seat may have committed fraud while working for the federal government. The ad, which is now blanketing the airwaves in Alaska, starts off by asking how much Senate candidate […]

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Sean Hannity rails against Mitch McConnell over Alaska Senate race | #alaska | #politics

Fox News host Sean Hannity scolded Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over his support for the Republican incumbent in the Senate race in Alaska. He did so during an interview Tuesday night with GOP candidate Kelly Tshibaka, whose race against Sen. Lisa Murkowski has become a proxy war between McConnell and former President Donald […]

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McConnell-linked super PAC takes aims at Trump-backed Republican trying to oust Murkowski | #alaska | #politics

A super PAC tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is alleging in a 30-second television ad that a Trump-backed Alaska Republican running for a Senate seat may have committed fraud while working for the federal government. The ad, which is now blanketing the airwaves in Alaska, starts off by asking how much Senate candidate […]

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