Dustin Darden

Dustin Darden

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. Senate Alaska

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Anchorage, Alaska

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Dustin Darden (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alaska. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Darden ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024. Darden was on the ballot as a Democratic candidate.

As of December 15, 2024, Darden was affiliated with the Republican Party.

Biography

Dustin Darden was born in Anchorage, Alaska. Darden's professional experience includes working as a paralegal. He previously worked as a maintenance worker, journeyman carpenter, school bus driver, and farmer.

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan, Ann Diener, Dustin Darden, and Richard Grayson are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Daniel S. Sullivan (R)
		Ann Diener (D)
		Dustin Darden (R)
		Richard Grayson (G)

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2024

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mia Costello in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mia Costello	51.5	4,543	0	Won (1)
		Denny Wells	45.5	4,014	0	1
		Dustin Darden	2.7	242	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.	0.2	17	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,816
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Mia Costello, Denny Wells, and Dustin Darden advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mia Costello (R)	50.0	1,545
✔		Denny Wells (D)	45.6	1,408
✔		Dustin Darden (D)	4.4	136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,089
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas McKay (R)

Endorsements

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Anchorage mayor

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan)	53.5	42,597
		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	46.5	36,961

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,558
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan)	36.2	25,904
✔		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	35.6	25,431
		Bill Popp (Nonpartisan)	16.7	11,968
		Chris Tuck (Nonpartisan)	7.9	5,650
		Jenny Di Grappa (Nonpartisan)	2.0	1,435
	Submit photo	Nick Danger (Nonpartisan)	0.5	326
	Submit photo	Phil Isley (Nonpartisan)	0.4	311
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	0.3	229
		Breck Craig (Nonpartisan)	0.2	154
	Submit photo	Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)	0.1	88

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,496
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2023

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2023)

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E

Anna Brawley defeated Brian Flynn and Dustin Darden in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Brawley (Nonpartisan)	56.4	7,103
	Submit photo	Brian Flynn (Nonpartisan)	39.3	4,950
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	3.9	487
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	60

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,600
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Eibeck (Nonpartisan)

2022

U.S. Senate Alaska

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Lisa Murkowski in round 3 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	53.7	136,330	20,571	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	46.3	117,534	2,224	3
		Patricia Chesbro	0.0	0	-29,134	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	44.5	115,759	1,641	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	44.3	115,310	3,209	3
		Patricia Chesbro	11.2	29,134	901	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	-8,575	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	43.4	114,118	0	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	42.6	112,101	0	3
		Patricia Chesbro	10.7	28,233	0	3
		Buzz Kelley	3.3	8,575	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,027
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Murkowski (R)	45.0	85,794
✔		Kelly Tshibaka (R)	38.5	73,414
✔		Patricia Chesbro (D)	6.8	12,989
✔		Buzz Kelley (R)	2.1	4,055
	Submit photo	Pat Nolin (R)	1.1	2,004
		Edgar Blatchford (D)	1.0	1,981
		Ivan Taylor (D)	1.0	1,897
		Samuel Merrill (R)	0.8	1,529
		Sean Thorne (L)	0.7	1,399
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Independent)	0.4	853
		Joe Stephens (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.4	805
		John Schiess (R)	0.4	734
		Dustin Darden (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.3	649
		Kendall Shorkey (R)	0.3	627
		Karl Speights (R)	0.3	613
	Submit photo	Jeremy Keller (Independent)	0.2	405
		Sid Hill (Independent)	0.1	274
		Huhnkie Lee (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	David Darden (Independent)	0.1	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sam Little (R)
• Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
• Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)

Anchorage School Board Seat B

See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B

Incumbent Kelly Lessens defeated Rachel Ries, Dustin Darden, and Benjamin Baldwin in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan)	50.0	33,005
		Rachel Ries (Nonpartisan)	41.4	27,369
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	4.6	3,059
	Submit photo	Benjamin Baldwin (Nonpartisan)	3.3	2,171
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	458

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,062
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cliff Murray (Nonpartisan)

2021

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	50.7	45,937
		Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	49.3	44,744

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,681
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	33.0	24,567
✔		Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	30.9	23,054
		Bill Falsey (Nonpartisan)	12.8	9,551
		Bill Evans (Nonpartisan)	9.5	7,073
		Mike Robbins (Nonpartisan)	7.7	5,766
		George Martinez (Nonpartisan)	3.7	2,753
	Submit photo	Heather Herndon (Nonpartisan)	0.6	451
	Submit photo	Jeffrey T. Brown (Nonpartisan)	0.4	307
	Submit photo	Anna Anthony (Nonpartisan)	0.4	306
	Submit photo	Albert Swank Jr. (Nonpartisan)	0.3	231
	Submit photo	Joe Westfall (Nonpartisan)	0.1	83
	Submit photo	Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Submit photo	Reza Momin (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Submit photo	Jacob Versteeg (Nonpartisan)	0.1	43
	Submit photo	Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)	0.0	31
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	205

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,525
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)

2020

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Sara Rasmussen defeated Stephen Trimble and David Nees in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen (R)	54.8	4,954
	Submit photo	Stephen Trimble (Independent)	29.8	2,690
		David Nees (Alaskan Independence Party)	15.1	1,362
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	26

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Sara Rasmussen advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen	100.0	1,769

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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

David Nees defeated Dustin Darden in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Nees	63.4	920
		Dustin Darden	36.6	530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jan Hardy (D)

2019

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2019)

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D

Kameron Perez-Verdia defeated Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kameron Perez-Verdia (Nonpartisan)	50.5	6,161
		Liz Vazquez (Nonpartisan)	39.8	4,852
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	8.8	1,077
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	104

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,194
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2018

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated incumbent Jason Grenn and Dustin Darden in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen (R)	47.1	3,478
		Jason Grenn (Independent)	41.1	3,031
		Dustin Darden (D)	11.7	860
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,378
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated Liz Vazquez in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen	53.3	1,014
		Liz Vazquez	46.7	890

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,904
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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 22

Dustin Darden advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dustin Darden	100.0	691

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 691
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City council

See also: Municipal elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

See also: Municipal elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

General election

Special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat E on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Austin Quinn-Davidson (Nonpartisan)	48.9	4,181
	Submit photo	Nikki Rose (Nonpartisan)	31.4	2,688
	Submit photo	Sam Moore (Nonpartisan)	10.0	858
	Submit photo	Tim Kelly (Nonpartisan)	4.5	382
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	2.3	198
	Submit photo	Nick Danger (Nonpartisan)	1.7	142
	Submit photo	David Darden (Nonpartisan)	0.5	46
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	53

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,548
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Mayoral

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2018)

General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 3, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ethan Berkowitz (Nonpartisan)	55.4	42,639
		Rebecca Logan (Nonpartisan)	37.1	28,560
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	2.0	1,502
	Submit photo	Paul Kendall (Nonpartisan)	1.5	1,171
		Timothy Huit (Nonpartisan)	1.2	897
	Submit photo	Ron Stafford (Nonpartisan)	0.6	468
		Nelson Godoy (Nonpartisan)	0.6	446
	Submit photo	Matthew Mendonsa (Nonpartisan)	0.5	408
	Submit photo	Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)	0.4	272
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	543

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,906
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2016

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Jason Grenn defeated incumbent Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Unaffiliated	Jason Grenn	46.45%	3,561
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	44.03%	3,375
	Alaskan Independent	Dustin Darden	9.52%	730
Total Votes				7,666
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Ed Cullinane ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Ed Cullinane  (unopposed)

Incumbent Liz Vazquez defeated David Nees in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	62.94%	992
	Republican	David Nees	37.06%	584
Total Votes				1,576

Anchorage City Council

Eric Croft defeated Adam Trombley, Ira Perman, and Dustin Darden in the election for Seat D in District 3 of the Anchorage City Council.

Anchorage City Council District 3, Seat D Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eric Croft	47.06%	4,630
Adam Trombley	32.46%	3,193
Ira Perman	15.39%	1,514
Dustin Darden	4.73%	465
Write-in votes	0.37%	36
Total Votes (100 percent of precincts reporting)		9,838
Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report," April 26, 2016

2015

See also: Anchorage, Alaska municipal elections, 2015

The municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, held election for mayor on April 7, 2015. A runoff election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 13, 2015.

Candidates for the general election included Jacob Seth Kern, Dustin Darden, Amy Demboski, Timothy Huit, Christopher Jamison, Samuel Joseph Speziale III, Ethan Berkowitz, Andrew Halcro, Dan Coffey, Paul Bauer, Lance Ahern, and Spencer Halgren. Because no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates—Demboski and Berkowitz—faced each other in a runoff election on May 5. Berkowitz was the winner. Incumbent Dan Sullivan did not run for re-election.

Mayor of Anchorage, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ethan Berkowitz	60.7%	42,835
Amy Demboski	39.3%	27,681
Total Votes		70,516
Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Official general election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Mayor of Anchorage, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ethan Berkowitz	37%	20,451
Amy Demboski	24.1%	13,337
Andrew Halcro	21.6%	11,956
Dan Coffey	14.4%	7,960
Dustin Darden	1%	571
Lance Ahern	0.7%	395
Paul Bauer	0.4%	217
Timothy Huit	0.2%	120
Write-in	0.2%	120
Jacob Seth Kern	0.1%	57
Christopher Jamison	0.1%	45
Samuel Joseph Speziale III	0.1%	31
Total Votes		54,275
Source: Municipality of Anchorage - Official general election results

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• I appreciate our freedoms, Look up 2 cases I’m litigating Pro Se regards to my warning people of the imminent danger ⚠️ of the experimental covid-19 injection in 2021 and the assaults and constitutional violations I suffered

  • Darden v Crowd Management service Case: 24-325 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT • Dustin Darden vs. Crowd management Services Case No. 3AN-23-08112 CI IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA

  THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE
• Life starts at conception
• The first amendment protects the second the second defends the first

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Loving kindness

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jesus Christ

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Holy Bible, Dark waters,

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The experimental covid-19 injection is deadly bioweapon don’t get the jab

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

End poisoning of water supply

What legacy would you like to leave?

To love everyone

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Helping my father stack lumber

A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?

Look up 2 cases I’m litigating Pro Se regards to my warning people of the imminent danger ⚠️ of the experimental covid-19 injection in 2021 and the assaults and constitutional violations I suffered

• Darden v Crowd Management service Case: 24-325
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
• Dustin Darden vs. Crowd management Services Case No. 3AN-23-08112 CI
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE

If the mayor in your city is a member of the city council and there's a city manager appointed to handle the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe should be the mayor's top priority in office?

Helping people

Tell us your favorite joke.

2 peanuts 🥜 are walking 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♂️ One punches the other in the arm.

What’s the difference between the 2 peanuts?

One was A-🧂- ed

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Law Help AK

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Don’t spend money behind close doors with money you don’t have

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2023

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2022

U.S. Senate Alaska

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Anchorage School Board Seat B

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2021

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2020

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2019

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Campaign finance summary

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Dustin Darden campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. Senate Alaska	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2024*	Alaska House of Representatives District 15	Lost general	$0	$0
2022	U.S. Senate Alaska	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2018	Alaska House of Representatives District 22	Lost general	$100,055	N/A**
Grand total			$100,055	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)