Alaska Republican Party


The Alaska Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Alaska, headquartered in Anchorage.
It is the dominant or majority party in Alaska. , Republicans hold both of Alaska's seats in the United States Senate, and Alaska's single seat in the United States House of Representatives. They also hold majorities in both houses of the state legislature.
The Alaska Republican Party has also greatly helped GOP presidential candidates in the state and has transformed the Last Frontier into one of the most staunchly Republican states in the nation. For instance, Republican John McCain won Alaska in 2008 with 59.42% of the total statewide vote over Democrat Barack Obama who received 37.89%, a 21.53-percent margin of victory for the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. All Republican presidential nominees have won Alaska in recent elections; the last Democrat to carry Alaska was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

History

The Alaska Republican Party originates from Alaska's first district governor. Once Alaska was granted the status of United States District civilian leadership could be appointed by the current president of the United States. President Chester A. Arthur appointed Alaska's first territorial governor. He was a Republican named John Henry Kinkead.
Alaska Republicans as a party organization can trace their origin to Alaska's first legislature in 1913.

Organization

Randy Ruedrich, former Deputy Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for Petroleum Engineering, served as the long-time Chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, serving from June 2000 to 2013. Ruedrich also served as Deputy Treasurer from 2013 to 2016. Tuckerman Babcock succeeded Peter Goldberg as Chairman on April 30, 2016.

Current elected officials

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

Senate President: Kevin Meyer
Senate Majority Leader: John Coghill
State senatorDistrictCity
Click BishopDistrict CFairbanks
John CoghillDistrict BNorth Pole
Mia CostelloDistrict KAnchorage
Mike J. DunleavyDistrict EWasilla
Cathy GiesselDistrict NAnchorage
Charlie HugginsDistrict DWasilla
Pete KellyDistrict AFairbanks
Anna MacKinnonDistrict GAnchorage
Lesil McGuireDistrict LAnchorage
Kevin MeyerDistrict MAnchorage
Peter MiccicheDistrict OSoldotna
Bert StedmanDistrict RSitka
Gary StevensDistrict PKodiak
Bill StoltzeDistrict FChugiak

State House of Representatives

Majority Leader: Charisse Millett
State representativeDistrictCity
Mike ChenaultDistrict 29Nikiski
Jim ColverDistrict 9Palmer
Lynn GattisDistrict 7Wasilla
Mike HawkerDistrict 28Anchorage
Shelley HughesDistrict 11Palmer
Craig JohnsonDistrict 24Anchorage
Wes KellerDistrict 10Wasilla
Gabrielle LeDouxDistrict 15Anchorage
Bob LynnDistrict 26Anchorage
Charisse MillettDistrict 25Anchorage
Justin ParishDistrict 34Juneau
Mark NeumanDistrict 8Big Lake
Kurt OlsonDistrict 30Soldotna
Lance PruittDistrict 27Anchorage
Lora ReinboldDistrict 14Eagle River
Dan SaddlerDistrict 13Eagle River
Paul SeatonDistrict 31Homer
Louise StutesDistrict 32Kodiak
Dave TalericoDistrict 6Healy
Steve ThompsonDistrict 2Fairbanks
Cathy TiltonDistrict 12Wasilla
Liz VazquezDistrict 22Anchorage
Tammie WilsonDistrict 3North Pole

Famous Alaska Republicans

is one of Alaska's most recognizable Republicans. She was elected governor in 2006 and was John McCain's running-mate in the 2008 Presidential Election.