Over 100 cars and trucks took part in a road tour of Soldotna and Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula on Sunday. Organized by District 8 Republicans, the convoy ended at Sterling Community Center, where voters and candidates converged for a rally.
Other Republican candidates included Rep. Sarah Vance, Rep. Ben Carpenter (running for Senate), Bill Elam and John Hillyer, both who are running for House. Ron Gillam, who is challenging Rep. Justin Ruffridge but who was at work on the North Slope, had a group there representing him. There was also a table with a volunteer or two for Nick Begich for Congress.
Alaska State Party Chairwoman Carmela Warfield spoke at the event, which was emceed by Kelly Tshibaka, who is chairing the Trump-Vance campaign in Alaska.
Not taking part in the celebration was Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, running for reelection but opposed by conservative Ben Carpenter. Also not attending was Rep. Ruffridge, who evidently did not want to be associated with Trump.
Love you good conservative folks down on the Kenai. Keep going!
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