Click Bishop

Click Bishop

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Alaska

Prior offices

Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development

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Alaska State Senate District C

Successor: Gary Stevens

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Alaska State Senate District R

Predecessor: Bert Stedman

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Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Lathrop High School, 1974

Personal

Birthplace

Mexico, Mo.

Profession

Administrator

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Click Bishop (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Alaska. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Bishop (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District R. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. He left office on January 21, 2025.

Bishop previously served as Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. Bishop was appointed to that position in January 2007 by Governor Sarah Palin and kept on by Sean Parnell. He was succeeded in 2010 by David G. Stone.

Biography

Click Bishop was born in Mexico, Missouri. He graduated from Lathrop High School in 1974. Bishop’s career experience includes working as an administrator and coordinator for the Alaska Operating Engineers/Employers Training Trust. Bishop was appointed to be the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Bishop was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Resources Committee, Chair
• Legislative Budget and Audit Committee
• Legislative Council Committee

2021-2022

Bishop was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Finance Committee, Co-chair
• Senate Resources Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Legislative Council Committee

2019-2020

Bishop was assigned to the following committees:

• Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, Vice chair
• Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Chair
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Resources Committee
• Senate Labor & Commerce Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Alaska committee assignments, 2017
• Community & Regional Affairs, Chair
• Finance, Vice chair
• Transportation
• Legislative Budget and Audit

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bishop served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bishop served on 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

2026

See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Alaska

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Alaska on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Click Bishop (R)
		Adam Crum (R)
		Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
	Submit photo	Edna DeVries (R)
		Shelley Hughes (R)
	Submit photo	James Parkin (R)
		Bernadette Wilson (R)

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2024

See also: Alaska elections, 2024

Click Bishop did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District R

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Click Bishop in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Click Bishop	56.7	8,297	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Elijah Verhagen	27.1	3,957	0	1
	Submit photo	Robert Williams	15.6	2,275	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	95	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,624
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District R

Incumbent Click Bishop, Elijah Verhagen, and Robert Williams advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District R on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Click Bishop (R)	56.9	5,736
✔	Submit photo	Elijah Verhagen (R)	25.2	2,543
✔	Submit photo	Robert Williams (Alaskan Independence Party)	17.9	1,805

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,084
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2018

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District C

Incumbent Click Bishop won election in the general election for Alaska State Senate District C on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Click Bishop (R)	92.1	10,030
		Other/Write-in votes	7.9	866

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,896
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District C

Incumbent Click Bishop advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District C on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Click Bishop	100.0	2,477

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2014

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Dorothy J. Shockley was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Click Bishop was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bishop defeated Shockley in the general election. Mike Miller (R) withdrew before the primary.

Alaska State Senate, District C, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Click Bishop Incumbent	64.4%	8,424
	Democratic	Dorothy J. Shockley	35.6%	4,659
Total Votes				13,083

2012

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012

Bishop ran in the 2012 election for Alaska State Senate District 3 (C). He defeated Ralph Seekins and David Eastman in the August 28, 2012 Republican primary and defeated Anne Sudkamp (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Alaska State Senate, District 3 (C), General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Click Bishop	71.2%	10,051
	Democratic	Anne Sudkamp	28.8%	4,074
Total Votes				14,125

Alaska State Senate, District 3 (C) Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Click Bishop	47.1%	2,679
Ralph Seekins	31.1%	1,768
David Eastman	21.9%	1,246
Total Votes		5,693

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Click Bishop campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Alaska State Senate District R	Won general	$130,352	$126,080
2014	Alaska State Senate, District C	Won	$121,313	N/A**
2012	Alaska State Senate, District C	Won	$119,431	N/A**
Grand total			$371,096	$126,080
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019. Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how they support legislation that helps Alaska’s private business sector." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the 31st Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 13. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector." The Alaska Policy Forum Legislators are scored on their votes on specific legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 17. The legislature held a special session from May 18 to June 16, a second special session from June 16 to July 15, a one-day special session on July 27, and a fourth special session from October 23 to November 21. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector." National Federation of Independent Business: 2013-2014 Voting record Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2013

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In 2013, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 15 to April 14. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know.

2012

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In 2012, the 27th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to April 15. It was in special session from April 15 to April 30. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Bert Stedman (R)	Alaska State Senate District R 2023-2025	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Alaska State Senate District C 2013-2023	Succeeded by Gary Stevens (R)
Preceded by -	Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development	Succeeded by -

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