Fairbanks Republicans in District 33 met over the weekend and endorsed Nick Begich for Congress.
It brings the number of districts endorsing the 46-year-old Alaska Republican, who is running a campaign to replace Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola to 12.
Districts that have announced their endorsement for Begich now include 1, 6, 8, 17, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, and 36.
Also, six of seven Alaska Republican women’s clubs and both of the Young Republican clubs endorsed Begich.
There are a handful of House districts in Alaska that are extremely rural and heavily Democratic voting, and do not have a committee of Republicans.
Begich now has the support of one-third of the organized Republican districts.
The rest of the districts have made no commitment to any Republican. Two districts have also passed resolutions saying that whoever comes in after the first-place Republican needs to drop out.
Not a single Republican committee has endorsed any of the three other Republicans running for Congress.
Also endorsing Begich on Monday was former Alaska House Rep. Norman Rokeburg, who said, “I served with both Mary Peltola and Dahlstrom in the Alaska House. I am supporting Nick Begich for Congress.”
