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Begich was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. [8] He is the son of Margaret Jean "Pegge" (née Jendro) and former U.S. Representative Nick Begich.His father disappeared in October 1972 during a small plane flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska with then-U.S. House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, but was reelected the next month, while missing, before both were declared legally dead.
Thomas Scott Begich (born October 31, 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Alaska Senate. He represented District J from 2017 to 2023 and was elected twice without general election opposition. [1] [2] In 2022, his seat was redistricted, and Begich chose to withdraw his candidacy for the seat. [3]
Begich, a businessman and the grandson and namesake of a former holder of the same seat and nephew of former Senator Mark Begich (D-Ala.), declared victory in the race on Saturday after Decision ...
Alaska's United States Senate seats belong to class 2 and class 3. The state's current senators are Republicans Lisa Murkowski (serving since 2002) and Dan Sullivan (serving since 2015). A total of eight people have represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate. Ted Stevens was Alaska's longest serving U.S. senator, serving from 1968 to 2009.
Nick Begich, the Alaska Republican challenging Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in a critical House race, compared Social Security to a “Ponzi scheme” in an appearance on a conservative talk radio show ...
In a rematch of sorts from 2022, the Trump-endorsed Begich emerged victorious for a seat the GOP was keen to claim. Republican Businessman Nick Begich Ousts First-Term Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola ...
Mark Begich served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska; Tom Begich served as the Minority Leader of the Alaska Senate. [3] According to Begich, his mother's family was very Republican and his father is a Libertarian Party member. [8] Begich said he has been a registered Republican since age 21. [8] Begich attended and graduated from a Florida high ...
An uncle of Begich’s, Mark, was also an Alaska senator. In 2022, enough of Begich’s supporters chose Peltola over Palin with their second choice votes to give Peltola the House seat.