It’s becoming a daily occurrence as the end of the Alaska primary election approaches: In the Mat-Su Valley, Republicans in District 25 voted to endorse Nick Begich for Congress.
That makes the 8th Republican Party district committee to state their preference for Begich, even though there are three other Republicans running to unseat Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola.
District 25 is in the Palmer area, is represented in the Alaska State House by Republican Rep. DeLena Johnson. She was endorsed as well, along with House Speaker Cathy Tilton, who serves in the House for District 26. Tom Bergey was endorsed for School Board and Mayor Edna DeVries was endorsed for another term as mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
District 25 joins these districts in endorsing Nick Begich: 6, 8, 23, 26, 29, 34, and 36.
This endorsement pushes the percentage of organized Republican districts in the state to over 22% for Nick Begich, who is making his second try for Congress.
No other Republican has received an endorsement from a district or women’s club. Begich has received endorsements from six of the seven Republican women’s clubs and both of the Alaska Young Republicans chapters.
He is the only candidate who has signed the petition to repeal ranked choice voting and the only candidate who has said he will drop from the race if he is not the leading Republican candidate after the primary.
Voting is already underway in the primary with early voting and absentee early voting, with Election Day on Aug 20, when the polls close at 8 p.m.
