After President Donald Trump endorsed Nancy Dahlstrom for Congress, Republicans across the state have become fired up, and all of the activists seem to have an opinion. Although they aren’t abandoning Trump, many have told Must Read Alaska that Trump was fed some bad information before he made his endorsement, during which he insulted Nick Begich.
Valley Republican Women of Alaska, one of the major Republican activist groups in the state, met on Tuesday night and passed a resolution wholeheartedly supporting Begich. The resolution says nothing of Dahlstrom, but reiterates the club’s endorsement of Begich.
VRWAK club was originally formed by Sarah Palin supporters when she was running for governor in 2006.
After acknowledging that the club supports Trump for president this year, the resolution said that Begich has reached out to all areas and demographics of Alaskan voters since he filed for Congress in July of last year, and that he exhibits the qualities they value, including America First Values, the club wrote. He is endorsed by Rep. Byron Donalds, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Scott Perry, the Freedom Caucus and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“In pursuit of respect and dignity Nick Begich has run a positive, solutions-oriented campaign focused on the future. Promoting a unified and prosperous Alaska,” the resolution said.
“Be it further resolved, the Valley Republican Women of Alaska stands with NICK BEGICH FOR ALASKA in his bid for U.S. Congress. Nick has our full endorsement and support as we continue to pray for our nation and seek the unity in that which we preach. Nick Begich is the right choice at the right time for Alaska,” the resolution concluded.
Begich came in third in 2022, after Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democrat; and Sarah Palin, the Republican political influencer who joined the race for Congress 30 minutes before the filing deadline, and five months after Begich filed. In July of 2023, Begich filed again, and Dahlstrom jumped in six months later.
In Anchorage, Judy Eledge, the president of the Anchorage Republican Women’s Club, said her club supports Trump but believes Alaska Republicans know best about their candidates and she would have preferred that he not get involved in this race.
