Candidate · November 3, 2026

Nick Begich

On the ballot for U.S. House · Alaska's At-Large District

Registered RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.4M
cash on hand
$1.8M
issues with public statements
5
outside spending for or against
$10.0M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Alaska's At-Large District1,2
Party on the ballotRegistered Republican1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Alaska's at-large district in the U.S. House.3
How it's decidedAlaska's general election uses ranked-choice voting among the four candidates who advanced from the August top-four primary: if no one wins a majority of first choices, the last-place candidate is dropped and those ballots count for their next choice, round by round, until one candidate has a majority.4
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§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Nick Begich was born in Anchorage and earned a business administration degree in entrepreneurship from Baylor University and an MBA from Indiana University.5,6 He worked for Ford Motor Company from 2002 to 2004, returned to Alaska in 2004, and founded the companies Farshore Partners, where he was executive chairman until 2024, and Dashfire, where he was managing partner.5,6 Before running for Congress, he was board president of the Alaska Policy Forum from 2018 to 2021 and a co-chair of the Alaska Republican Party's finance committee from 2017 to 2019.6 He was elected to the U.S. House in 2024.5 In the House he is vice chair of the Natural Resources Committee's Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, serves on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and is executive vice chair of the Congressional Western Caucus.5,6

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says that in Congress he is focused on developing Alaska's resources, lowering costs for working families, creating jobs in Alaska, protecting communities and keeping Alaskans free to chart their own course.5,6 It lists his next goals as advancing natural gas production on Alaska's North Slope, reducing federal regulation, and creating high-paying jobs that keep younger Alaskans in the state.7

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AK-AL3

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Taxes on tips and overtime

His campaign website says he helped pass tax relief that included no taxes on tips and no taxes on overtime.6,7

Energy and Climate

Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore

His campaign website says Congress, through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, reopened the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the coastal plain, Cook Inlet and other areas to energy development, and it points to the first major lease sale in the petroleum reserve under the new law as a result of lowering federal barriers.6,7

  1. Stop or sharply limit new leases
  2. Continue leasing, but keep some coastlines and wildlife areas off-limits
  3. Lease more federal land and offshore areas for drilling
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Permitting for energy projects

His campaign website says he helped pass the SPEED Act in the House to modernize federal permitting, set clearer timelines and reduce delays.7

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Mandatory minimum sentences

His campaign website says he co-sponsored and helped pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which it says permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs and increases penalties for traffickers.7

Veterans

Private care for veterans

His campaign website says he co-sponsored the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025, which it says would expand veterans' health care options and reduce wait times.7

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Nick Begich served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Nick Begich sponsored or cosponsored 11 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.36

Raised$6,438,904
Spent$4,760,367
Cash on hand$1,782,867
Debts owed by the campaign$225,764

Where the money came from

Individual donors$3.3M · 51%
PACs and other political committees$1.2M · 19%
Political party committees$10K · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1.8M · 28%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$70K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $3,173,869 supporting and $6,806,857 opposing Nick Begich this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.37

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
HMP—$2,406,538
WHEEL DOG PAC—$1,996,014
YOUR COMMUNITY PAC—$1,322,784
Club for Growth Action$1,028,259—
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND$736,838—
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$508,142—
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$434,997—
AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC.$378,246—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.