The District 8 Republicans met on Tuesday and endorsed Kelly Tshibaka for U.S. Senate, bringing the number of organized districts endorsing her to 20 percent. Tshibaka is running against Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the 2022 election and has won the endorsements of Districts 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, and 29.
Also endorsing Tshibaka are both Kenai Republican women’s clubs, both Mat-Su Valley Republican women’s clubs, and the Anchorage Republican Women’s Club. Bikers for Trump, and former President Donald Trump himself have endorsed Tshibaka, who was raised in Anchorage.
The Alaska Republican Party has organizations in 37 of the 40 districts in the state, which are organized around state House seats. The Republicans will meet at their State Central Committee in Fairbanks on Saturday, when it’s expected at least two voting entities — women’s clubs or districts — will request an endorsement from the party for Tshibaka.
District 8 is the Big Lake area, represented by Rep. Kevin McCabe in the Alaska House and Sen. David Wilson in the Alaska Senate.
