Begich, Sullivan, Allard endorsed by Alaska GOP, while Republican Overriders Caucus avoids party meeting

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Congressman Nick Begich and Sen. Dan Sullivan share a moment at the Republican Party quarterly meeting.

At the quarterly meeting of the Alaska Republican Party, officers of the party unanimously endorsed US Sen. Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich for reelection. There was no endorsement vote taken for US Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is in perilous standing with the party, and with the voters across the aisle.

The party also unanimously endorsed Eagle River Rep. Jamie Allard, as a new item of business for the meeting; the other two endorsements were already on the agenda. No other endorsement requests had been made by Republicans in the Legislature. Many local district committees have not met this summer to start the endorsement process.

The Republican legislators in attendance at the meeting were mainly from the Mat-Su Valley.

None of the Republicans who voted with Democrats to override the governor’s veto attended the State Central Committee meeting, and their absences were noted by those present.

Overrider Sen. Jesse Bjorkman of Nikiski showed up to try to stop a censure vote against him, but his effort failed and he left immediately afterwards.

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