2026 election · U.S. House
2026 Alaska House race — Nicholas J. Begich III's seat
Incumbent: Nicholas J. Begich III (Republican) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (6) ▾
- Energy & Resource Development: Supports expanded oil, gas, and mineral development in Alaska, including a natural gas pipeline/LNG project, and backs rescinding federal restrictions on resource extraction. [1][2][3]
- Federal Spending: Expresses concern about growing federal debt and favors more restrained federal spending compared to his opponent's infrastructure spending priorities. [1]
- Foreign Policy (Iran): Voiced support for U.S. military action against Iran during recent conflict. [1][2]
- Homeland Security Funding: Notes that Customs and Border Patrol and ICE are funded for four years under prior legislation despite a broader Department of Homeland Security funding dispute. [1]
- Immigration & Border Security: Supports strict border enforcement, large-scale immigration enforcement and deportations, and co-sponsored legislation to detain and remove undocumented immigrants who commit crimes. [1][2][3]
- Taxation (Alaska LNG Project): Encourages the Alaska Legislature to adopt a favorable tax system to make the proposed LNG gas line attractive to investors. [1][2]
Stated positions (8) ▾
- Education: Emphasizes public education as an important institution and supports policies that strengthen it. [1]
- Fisheries & Subsistence: Supports protecting Bristol Bay fisheries, reducing bycatch, and defending subsistence rights and fairness among user groups. [1][2]
- Foreign Policy: Opposes involvement in what he calls 'another war in the Middle East.' [1]
- Government Corruption: Supports fighting corruption in Washington and reducing what he describes as government overreach into Alaskans' way of life. [1]
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Stated positions (8) ▾
- Abortion: Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and protecting access to reproductive health care, including birth control and IVF. [1][2][3]
- Affordability/Cost of Living: Advocates federal action to lower costs of groceries, energy, housing and childcare for Alaska families, citing DC policies as worsening affordability. [1][2][3]
- Civil Rights/Diversity: Emphasizes her identity as a Native woman as informing her understanding of and commitment to Alaska's diversity and civil rights. [1]
Stated positions (3) ▾
- Affordability & Cost of Living: Supports policies to reduce the cost of groceries, utilities, housing, and transportation, framing affordability as a matter of fairness and dignity for working families. [1][2]
- Health Care Access: Supports universal access to health care coverage, opposes efforts to repeal or weaken existing coverage, and favors policies that reduce costs and prioritize patients over insurance companies. [1][2]
- Immigration & Homeland Security: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while easing legal pathways, favors reforming ICE with body cameras, independent oversight, and constitutional accountability, and backs preserving a lawful asylum system. [1]
Public polling
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