A freshman Republican lawmaker from conservative District 28 in Wasilla is facing political backlash from within her own party after the district party leaders drafted a resolution to revoke their endorsement of her.
Rep. Elexie Moore has shown what they call a “consistent pattern” of opposition to the party’s core principles.
In a sharply worded resolution offered this week, the Republican district committee outlined a litany of grievances against Moore, including her votes on education funding and new tax-related legislation. The resolution also criticized her absence during a pivotal vote on a Permanent Fund dividend amendment, which resulted in a reduction to Alaskans’ dividends.
Moore, elected in 2024, is one of the Alaska House’s newest members. Her district committee’s decision to revoke support just 18 months into her term could have serious ramifications as she approaches her 2026 re-election campaign.
The resolution, titled “Resolution Revoking the Endorsement of Representative Elexie Moore,” argues that Moore has strayed from Republican orthodoxy by:
- Voting for House Bill 57, which the district says dramatically increased education spending and mandated long-term tracking of high school graduates, a violation of Alaskans’ constitutional right to privacy.
- Supporting Senate Bill 113, a revenue-contingent tax proposal nicknamed the “Etsy Tax,” which the district calls a “Democrat tax scheme” and an affront to the party platform’s anti-tax stance.
- Missing a key vote on Amendment 1 to House Bill 53, which allowed Democrats to pass a cut to the PFD, a move the resolution frames as a betrayal of Republican values and Alaskan property rights.
Citing these and other actions, the resolution concludes:
“Representative Moore is hereby instructed to immediately remove any and all references to her endorsement by District 28 of the Alaska Republican Party from her campaign materials, websites, and social media platforms.”
In a lengthy Facebook post, Moore acknowledged receipt of the resolution via email and said she was “deeply heartbroken” by the decision. But she emphasized her commitment to transparency and thoughtful policymaking, even amid internal party disagreements.
“This resolution, driven merely by policy disagreements… painfully exposes the chasm in our party,” Moore wrote. “Without repair, that fracture will grow and ultimately inhibit the movement toward our common values.”
Moore defended her votes on HB 57 and SB 113, arguing that each decision was made with consultation, reflection, and the intention of balancing fiscal responsibility with community needs.
“These votes are not taken lightly,” Moore wrote. “They are made with the intention to move the needle and advocate for policies that strengthen Alaska in education, our finances, and individual liberties.”
She pledged to comply with the resolution and expressed gratitude for supporters who had remained in contact with her during what she called “the biggest learning curve of my life.”
Rep. Jubilee Underwood, another freshman legislator from neighboring District 27, came to Moore’s defense publicly, dismissing the resolution’s claims as exaggerated and constitutionally unfounded.
“Nothing in either of these bills or votes violate the Constitution,” Underwood wrote. “These are wild ‘whereas’ statements… I hope that a small group of people—who are refusing to have conversations with you—will talk to you.”
While the withdrawal of endorsement would carry no legal consequence, it signals possible vulnerability for Moore in what could be a heated primary season in 2026. For now, it’s clear she will not be invited to district Republican functions, will not receive funding or volunteer support from the district, and will likely face a Republican who will be recruited by the party to challenge her in 2026.
On Moore’s extended Facebook post, several of her fellow Republican lawmakers added “caring” emojis, including Rep. Jeremy Bynum, Rep. Will Stapp, Rep. Jubilee Underwood, and Rep. Julie Coulombe. Also adding a supportive emoji was Scott Kendall, the political attorney and author of Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system.
In the 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election for District 28, Elexie Moore (Republican) defeated Steve Menard (Republican) in a ranked-choice voting election. After the recount, Moore won by a margin of 9 votes, with Moore receiving 3,243 votes and Menard receiving 3,234 votes after the redistribution of second-choice votes from third-place candidate Jessica Wright.
The Alaskan GOP has allowed these Rino’s to be elected, the problem lies with the useless republican leadership.
She doesn’t understand that she is the one who violated the trust put in her to stand by their common values. Having an ‘R” next to your name is not a common value. She was a steward of conservative principles that, like many others calling themselves conservatives, failed.
The primary fruit on the tree of elected officials is their vote. That is the most important thing to watch.
A closet public sector union clone.
The criticism directed at Rep. Moore seems shortsighted to me. I think the District 28 would have been better off if they had shared their criticism privately, and in a constructive manner. Moore is a first time legislator; better to mentor her than to zing her so publicly. Alaskan Republicans need to learn how to compromise and collaborate if they wish to regain the majority in the legislature. Republican voters will remember such nastiness against one of their own.
GOOD. I live in District 27, so when campaign signs went up, I checked the new faces. Elexie Moore, Jubilee Underwood stood out the most. They looked like twins. They voted the same way, same as Senator YUNT. The Kendal Connection may be the common denominator. In the Senate race I voted Wright, not YUNT. In the house race I regretfully voted for Jubilee—–Never Again. New Republicans go to Juneue and get talked into voting like Democrats. No I’m SORRY is not going to undo your vote, and REIMBURSE ME for what you have cost me and thousands of Alaskans. The Wrights who are running in the District are looking pretty good to REPRESENT US.
When will Alaska’s GOP execute such an action with respects to Daddy’s Little Princess, for her blatant failing to uphold conservative core values?
Maybe(?), now’s the time for such execution!
When the Right Acts Like the Left: The GOP’s Identity Crisis in the Mat-Su
By Rick Morgan
President, Mat-Su Classified Employees Association
Isn’t it funny how the local Republican Party, especially here in the Valley, has begun to adopt all the tactics and attitudes it once loudly condemned from the far left?
The recent move by Republican district leaders to pull their endorsement from Rep. Elexie Moore—barely 18 months into her first term—reeks of the same purity testing, cancel culture, and top-down ideological enforcement we’ve long criticized in progressive politics.
What’s the great offense committed by Rep. Moore? She voted to fund education. She supported a revenue contingency bill some have dubbed the “Etsy Tax.” And yes, she missed a vote on a PFD amendment. That’s it. That’s the smoking gun. For this, she is now being labeled a traitor to the party and cast out by her own district committee.
The party insiders went as far as issuing a formal resolution demanding she strip all references to their endorsement from her materials, and they’ve barred her from events, funding, and volunteer support. It’s not just overkill—it’s authoritarian theater dressed up as party discipline.
Let’s be real: This isn’t about protecting Republican values. This is about enforcing conformity. It’s about power.
When party loyalty becomes more important than doing the job voters sent you to do, something is very wrong. When good-faith votes—made after reflection and consultation—become grounds for political exile, we’ve lost the plot.
And it’s not just the tactics that look familiar. It’s the language: vague accusations of “violating privacy rights,” broad-brush attacks on “Democrat tax schemes,” and a complete unwillingness to engage with nuance. It sounds eerily like the kind of fear-mongering and groupthink we used to reject from the other side.
Rep. Moore may not be perfect—who is?—but she was elected to represent her constituents, not rubber-stamp a party line. And let’s not forget: she won her seat fairly, under Alaska’s ranked-choice system, by a razor-thin 9-vote margin. She has every right to make tough calls and grow into her role. Instead, she’s being punished for not checking every box on someone else’s ideological scorecard.
This episode highlights a deeper crisis: The Republican Party, at least locally, seems less interested in governing and more interested in enforcing tribal loyalty. But a party that punishes independent thought is not a strong party—it’s a brittle one.
Ironically, in their efforts to fight “the left,” our local GOP has begun to mirror it. They’ve become what they once opposed—intolerant of dissent, obsessed with ideological purity, and hostile to free thinking.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Real leadership means allowing room for disagreement, debate, and growth. It means focusing on outcomes, not orthodoxy. If the Republican Party wants to remain relevant—especially to younger, more independent-minded voters—it needs to stop eating its own and start building coalitions again.
In the meantime, let’s stop pretending this is about principles. This is about control. And the people of District 28 deserve better than political theater at their expense.
A hidden Rino. Cut her lose