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Sarah Vance (Alaska)
2023 - Present
2027
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Sarah Vance (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 17, 2023. Her current term ends on January 19, 2027.
Vance (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 6. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sarah Vance was born in Alaska, and lives in Homer. Vance earned a degree in small business and accounting. Her career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]
In 2017, Vance served as the spokeswoman for an effort to recall three Homer city councilmembers and unsuccessfully ran for a position on the Homer City Council.[2][3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Vance was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- House Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Legislative Budget and Audit Committee
- Victims Advocate Selection Committee
2021-2022
Vance was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Vance 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 House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 6
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Sarah Vance 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: 11,406 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alana Greear (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Sarah Vance, Brent Johnson, Alana Greear, and Dawson Slaughter advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Vance (R) | 43.2 | 1,998 |
| ✔ | Brent Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 33.9 | 1,569 | |
| ✔ | Alana Greear (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 790 | |
| ✔ | Dawson Slaughter (R) | 5.7 | 265 | |
| Total votes: 4,622 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Vance in this election.
Pledges
Vance signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 6
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Sarah Vance in round 1 .
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Total votes: 9,513 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Sarah Vance, Louis Flora, and Ginger Bryant advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance (R) | 51.9 | 3,659 |
| ✔ | Louis Flora (Independent) | 40.0 | 2,823 | |
| ✔ | Ginger Bryant (Independent) | 8.1 | 570 | |
| Total votes: 7,052 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sarah Vance defeated Kelly Cooper in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance (R) | 54.2 | 6,479 |
 | Kelly Cooper (Independent) | 45.6 | 5,443 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 11,945 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sarah Vance advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance | 100.0 | 2,417 |
| Total votes: 2,417 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated incumbent Paul Seaton in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance (R) | 54.8 | 5,243 |
 | Paul Seaton (D) | 44.3 | 4,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 9,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated John Cox and Hank Kroll in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance | 44.6 | 1,222 |
 | John Cox | 40.9 | 1,122 | |
 | Hank Kroll | 14.5 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 2,742 | |||
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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 31
Incumbent Paul Seaton advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Seaton | 100.0 | 1,490 |
| Total votes: 1,490 | |||
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Republican primary overview
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes (running as a nonpartisan candidate) |
What made this a battleground race?
| Paul Seaton held this seat heading into the 2018 elections. He was one of three Republicans to leave their party and join the Democratic-led majority coalition after the 2016 elections.[4] After the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that independents could run in party primaries, Seaton filed for re-election as a nonpartisan candidate and chose to run in the Democratic primary.[5] No other Democrats filed to run, while Republicans John Cox (who unsuccessfully challenged Seaton in the 2016 primaries), Sarah Vance, and Hank Kroll filed to run. |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sarah Vance did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sarah Vance did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sarah Vance did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sarah Vance completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vance's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Restore the PFD Repeal SB91 Reject State Income Tax Expand Job Opportunities
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I believe in the values of our founding fathers and our Constitutional Republic; that government can and should be legally limited in its powers, and that its authority or legitimacy depends on observing these limitations.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty, integrity, and the will to obey the rule of law are the most vital characteristics to any elected official.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
The core responsibilities of a state representative are simply to represent the people of their district.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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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
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Candidate Alaska House of Representatives District 6 |
Officeholder Alaska House of Representatives District 6 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Alaska State Legislature, "Representative Sarah Vance," accessed January 29, 2023
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Fourth candidate joins GOP primary race for Kenai Peninsula House seat," April 4, 2018
- ↑ City of Homer, Alaska, "Sarah Vance," accessed August 2, 2018
- ↑ KBBI, "Republican Party has a contender to run against Rep. Paul Seaton," February 14, 2018
- ↑ name=seatonAlaska Public Media, "Seaton files to run as independent in Democratic primary," June 1, 2018
- ↑ Alaska Business Report Card, "About," accessed November 5, 2019
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| Preceded by Mike Cronk (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 6 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Paul Seaton (D) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 31 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Maxine Dibert (D) |
