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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.
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 ...
Begich's seat was declared vacant by a jury and a special election was ordered by Governor William A. Egan. Don Young, who had lost to Begich in 1972, won the Republican nomination without opposition while Emil Notti defeated Chancy Croft and Begich's widow Pegge Begich for the Democratic nomination. In the general election Young defeated Notti.
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]
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 ...
After placing third, Dahlstrom withdrew from the race. The four candidates were Begich, Peltola, Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe, and Democratic Eric Hafner. [48] On November 20, it was announced that Begich had defeated Peltola. [49] In the first round, Begich received 48.42% of the vote against Peltola's 46.36%.
Lisa Ann Murkowski (/ m ər ˈ k aʊ s k i / mər-KOW-skee; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and is the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman.
The narrowed field already includes two frontrunners, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich. Race for Alaska's lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates Skip to main ...