Candidate · November 3, 2026
Treg Taylor
On the ballot for Governor · Alaska
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Alaska1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Registered Republican1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's decided | Alaska'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.3 |
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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.
Treg Taylor attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Brigham Young University.4 After moving to Alaska, he worked in commercial litigation and as counsel for McKinley Capital Management and senior counsel for ASRC Energy Services.4 He joined the Alaska Department of Law in 2018 as deputy attorney general overseeing the Civil Division and served as Alaska's attorney general from 2021 until August 2025.4 As attorney general he chaired the Attorney General Alliance, a bipartisan organization of attorneys general from states and territories.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes Alaska's best days are ahead, and that he wants to build safer communities, stronger schools, a growing economy, responsible resource development and a government that works better for the people it serves.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitetregforak.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615793427701734
- Instagraminstagram.com/tregtaylorak4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@TregTaylor-ak4
- X (Twitter)x.com/tregtaylorak4
- TikToktiktok.com/@tregtaylor4
§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.
Guns
His campaign website says he has supported nationwide reciprocity for concealed-carry permits.4
- Require every state to accept other states' permits
- Let each state decide which permits to accept
His campaign website says he has opposed bans on AR-15s and high-capacity magazines.4
His campaign website says he twice sued the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to challenge rule changes on pistol stabilizing braces and firearm sales.4
Education
His campaign website says he filed U.S. Supreme Court briefs defending the right of biological women to fair competition in sports.4
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
His campaign website says he defended Alaska's correspondence school program for 22,000 students, and that families should be able to choose how and where their children are educated.4
Health Care
His campaign website says he went to court to stop federal vaccine requirements for health care workers, federal contractors, large employers and the Head Start program, and sued to help end the federal mask requirement on planes and public transit.4
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he supported the case that ended Chevron deference, which it says limits federal agencies' power to interpret the law.4
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says he helped win Sackett v. EPA at the U.S. Supreme Court, which it says limited federal control of state land.4
His campaign website says he overturned a federal critical habitat designation for ice seals, which it says preserved oil and gas development.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign disclosure reports search (APOC Online Reports) — Alaska Public Offices Commission.6