Treg Taylor

Treg Taylor

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Alaska

Prior offices

Acting Attorney General of Alaska

Successor: Treg Taylor

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Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University

Law

Brigham Young University Law School

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

Taylor (Republican Party) was the Attorney General of Alaska. He assumed office on May 11, 2021. He left office on August 29, 2025.

Taylor resigned as Attorney General of Alaska on August 29, 2025.

Taylor was appointed as acting attorney general by Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) on January 29, 2021, following the resignation of Ed Sniffen. Taylor was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for District 6, Seat J of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly in Alaska. He was defeated in the general election that took place on April 5, 2016.

Biography

Taylor received a bachelor's degree in political science and a J.D. from Brigham Young University. His career experience includes working as deputy attorney general in charge of the civil division at the Alaska Department of Law.

Political career

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Taylor's political career includes the following offices:

• 2021-2025: Attorney General of Alaska
• 2021-2021: Attorney General of Alaska (acting)

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
		Tom Begich (D)
		Click Bishop (R)
		David Bronson (R)
		Adam Crum (R)
		Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
	Submit photo	Edna DeVries (R)
		Shelley Hughes (R)
	Submit photo	James Parkin (R)
		Treg Taylor (R)
		Bernadette Wilson (R)

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2016

John Weddleton defeated Treg Taylor and Mark Schimscheimer in the election for Seat J in District 6 of the Anchorage City Council.

Anchorage City Council District 6, Seat J Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Weddleton	44.45%	5,575
Treg Taylor	39.77%	4,988
Mark Schimscheimer	15.10%	1,894
Write-in votes	0.69%	86
Total Votes (100 percent of precincts reporting)		12,543
Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report," April 26, 2016

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2026

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Preceded by Treg Taylor	Attorney General of Alaska 2021-2025	Succeeded by Stephen Cox (R)
Preceded by -	Attorney General of Alaska 2021-2021	Succeeded by Treg Taylor (R)

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