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Nick Begich endorses Trump for president | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Republican congressional candidate Nick Begich has joined Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson in endorsing former President Donald Trump for president. In a social media post, Begich on Monday said that Trump had been a pro-Alaska president, while Biden’s policy’s have hurt the state. “Mary Peltola has endorsed Joe Biden for another failed term,” Begich […]

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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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Maine to hold ranked-choice runoff election for House seat | #alaska | #politics

(NewsNation) — Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is headed for a ranked-choice runoff after neither candidate secured 50% of the votes needed. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden led his Republican challenger Rep. Bruce Poliquin with 48.2% of the total vote, just shy of carrying the race. The runoff will be determined by the 6% of votes […]

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After special election loss to Peltola, Palin and Begich both say ‘rank the red’ | #alaska | #politics

A James Brown impersonator led a conga line at a sparsely attended rally Sunday, sponsored by a political action committee. About 100 people were in the room when Sarah Palin took the stage. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) The Republicans in Alaska’s U.S. House race are now both saying they want their supporters to […]

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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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Five takeaway lessons from Alaska’s first ranked choice election | #alaska | #politics

Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, laughs with Brian Jackson, election program manager, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at division headquarters in Juneau as they prepare to reveal the results of Alaska’s first ranked choice election. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Division of Elections on Friday certified the state’s Aug. […]

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Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | #alaska | #politics

Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only US House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in […]

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Ketchikan Republicans censure Sarah Palin over ‘bridge to nowhere’ controversy | #alaska | #politics

Sarah Palin holds up a T-shirt labeled “Nowhere, Alaska 99901” during a gubernatorial campaign forum in Ketchikan in 2006. (Creative Commons photo by Bob Weinstein) Ketchikan’s local Republican Party chapter voted Monday evening to censure Sarah Palin. The former governor is vying to replace Congressman Don Young, who died in March. Laura Antonsen is the […]

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Sarah Palin among those advancing in Alaska US House race | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat. Palin, Begich and Gross, an orthopedic surgeon, were among 48 candidates in last Saturday’s special primary for the seat, which was left vacant following […]

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As some question her commitment, Palin says she’s never left Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to a woman as she approaches the doors of the Anchorage Baptist Temple to attend a memorial for the late U.S. Rep. Don Young on Saturday, April 2. (Photo by Emily Mesner/ADN) Juanita Cassellius wanted Sarah Palin’s help. But she couldn’t figure out how to find her. Cassellius, an […]