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Ben Carpenter
Ben Carpenter (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. He left office on January 21, 2025.
Carpenter (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District D. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ben Carpenter was born in Omak, Washington, and lives in Nikiski, Alaska. Carpenter graduated from Nikiski High School in 1993. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1997 to 2003 and the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2018, and reached the rank of staff sergeant and major, respectively. Carpenter earned a bachelor's degree from Weber State University in 2004. His career experience includes working as the president of the Alaska Peony Market Cooperative and Cook Inlet Gardens, Inc.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- House State Affairs Committee
- Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, Chair
- Victims Advocate Selection Committee, Co-Chair
2021-2022
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District D
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jesse Bjorkman in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 19,318 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andy Cizek (Alaskan Independence Party)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District D
Incumbent Jesse Bjorkman, Ben Carpenter, Tina Wegener, and Andy Cizek advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Bjorkman (R) | 44.3 | 2,924 |
| ✔ |  | Ben Carpenter (R) | 40.3 | 2,660 |
| ✔ | Tina Wegener (D) | 12.8 | 845 | |
| ✔ | Andy Cizek (Alaskan Independence Party) | 2.6 | 172 | |
| Total votes: 6,601 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carpenter in this election.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Ben Carpenter in round 1 .
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Total votes: 7,150 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Ben Carpenter advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 8 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Carpenter (R) | 100.0 | 4,555 |
| Total votes: 4,555 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ben Carpenter defeated Paul Dale in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Carpenter (R) | 65.2 | 6,560 |
| Paul Dale (Nonpartisan) | 34.6 | 3,482 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 10,060 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ben Carpenter advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Carpenter | 100.0 | 2,574 |
| Total votes: 2,574 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Ben Carpenter defeated Shawn Butler in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Carpenter (R) | 68.8 | 5,550 |
| Shawn Butler (D) | 30.8 | 2,487 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 8,069 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Ben Carpenter defeated Wayne Ogle in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Carpenter | 50.2 | 1,372 |
| Wayne Ogle | 49.8 | 1,360 | ||
| Total votes: 2,732 | |||
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Shawn Butler advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shawn Butler | 100.0 | 670 | |
| Total votes: 670 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Ben Carpenter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ben Carpenter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15.
2023
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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17.
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2022
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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18. |
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kevin McCabe (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 8 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Mike Chenault (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 29 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by George Rauscher (R) |
