Republican Party of Alaska
| Republican Party of Alaska | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Top official: | Carmela Warfield, Chair |
| Website: | Official website |
The Republican Party of Alaska is the Alaska political party affiliate of the national Republican Party. The group is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska.
Party chair
Carmela Warfield was elected chair in April of 2024. [1]
Party leadership
The website for the Alaska Republican Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of November 2024:[2]
- Carmela Warfield, Chair
- Zackary Gottshall, Vice chair
- Trevor Shaw, Secretary
- Kevin Fimon, Treasurer
- Brian Hove, National committeeman
- Cynthia Henry, National committeewoman
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
For complete information on the party's platform, please click here.
Party rules and bylaws
For complete information on the party's bylaws, please click here.
Background
Alaska has a divided government, and no political party holds a state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 28, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Alaska had a divided government. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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2025
Noteworthy events
2021
Censure of Lisa Murkowski
- See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021
On March 13, 2021, the Alaska Republican Party voted 53-17 to formally censure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) for her vote to convict former President Donald Trump (R) after the president's impeachment trial on February 13. Murkowski was one of seven U.S. Senate Republicans to vote in favor of conviction.
In response to the talk of a censure, Murkowski said the following: "They can make that statement. But I will make the statement, again, that my obligation is to support the constitution that I have pledged to uphold, and I will do that, even if it means that I have to oppose the direction of my state party."[3][4]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Alaska Republican Party Website
- Alaska Republican Party on Facebook
- Alaska Republican Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska Republicans elect Carmela Warfield as new party chair," accessed April 20, 2024
- ↑ Alaska Republicans, "Party Leadership," accessed September 16, 2024
- ↑ The Guardian, "Lisa Murkowski censured by Alaska Republicans for voting to convict Trump," March 16, 2021
- ↑ Fox News, "Alaska GOP censures Murkowski, says it will recruit primary challenger," March 16, 2021
