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Tuckerman Babcock
Tuckerman Babcock (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District D. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Tuckerman Babcock is the former chief of staff for Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). He became the chief of staff in 2018 and stepped down in July 2019 to become the senior policy advisor for strategic affairs.[1][2]
Babcock was the chair of the Republican Party of Alaska from 2016 to 2018.
Career
Republican Party of Alaska
Tuckerman served the Republican Party of Alaska in a number of roles, including as precinct officer, district chairman, and state vice chairman. He served as state party chair in 2000 and from 2016 to 2018.[3]
Mike Dunleavy chief of staff
Gov. Dunleavy announced he had selected Babcock as his chief of staff in November 2018. He stepped down in July 2019.[1] Babcock retired from state service altogether on August 31, 2019.[4]
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Chief of staff
- See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff
In 2018, Ballotpedia identified Tuckerman Babcock as a gubernatorial chief of staff. A chief of staff is the lead staff member of an administration and is responsible for implementing the governor's agenda.
The role is both a managerial and advisory position, although specific duties vary by each administration. The chief of staff typically has the following responsibilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA):[5]
- Control access to the governor and manage the governor's calendar;
- Monitor the flow of information to the governor on policy issues;
- Oversee gubernatorial Cabinet and staff; and
- Manage and communicate the governor's policy agenda to the state legislature and the public.
In terms of policymaking, the NGA notes that a chief of staff is responsible for bringing policy and communications together: "The chief is responsible for overseeing the development of the governor’s policy agenda. The policy director or advisor is typically responsible for shaping the general concepts and specific details of the agenda with input from the communications director, policy staff, and cabinet members. The chief often must take charge and bring the pieces together coherently."[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022
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: 15,190 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District D
Tuckerman Babcock, Jesse Bjorkman, and Andy Cizek advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tuckerman Babcock (R) | 49.3 | 5,157 | |
| ✔ |  | Jesse Bjorkman (R) | 35.9 | 3,754 |
| ✔ | Andy Cizek (Independent) | 14.8 | 1,543 | |
| Total votes: 10,454 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Micciche (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tuckerman Babcock did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Republican National Convention delegate
Babcock was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention. Babcock was one of five delegates from Alaska bound by state party rules to support Marco Rubio at the convention.[6] Rubio suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Alaska to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Alaska GOP state convention in April 2016. The Alaska Republican Party rules for 2016 required delegates to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they pledged their support at the time of their election at the state convention. Delegates could vote for a different candidate than the one to whom they pledged their support only if, after the second round of voting, that candidate had received the lowest number of votes. If a candidate "dropped out" of the race prior to the national convention, his or her delegates were reapportioned among the remaining candidates.
Alaska caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Alaska, 2016
| Alaska Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
36.4% | 7,973 | 12 | |
| Donald Trump | 33.5% | 7,346 | 11 | |
| Marco Rubio | 15.1% | 3,318 | 5 | |
| Ben Carson | 10.9% | 2,401 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.1% | 892 | 0 | |
| Other | 0% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21,930 | 28 | ||
| Source: CNN and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Alaska had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (three for the state's single congressional district). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 13 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win a share of Alaska's district delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 25 delegates, 22 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 13 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win a share of Alaska's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention.[7][8]
See also
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. News & World Report, "Dunleavy Picks Outgoing Alaska GOP Chair as Chief of Staff," November 8, 2018
- ↑ KTOO Public Media, "Former GOP chairman Babcock steps down as governor’s chief of staff," July 31, 2019
- ↑ Republican Party of Alaska, "Officers elected; Tuckerman Babcock takes chairmanship," May 1, 2016
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Former Dunleavy chief of staff Tuckerman Babcock retires," updated September 1, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 National Governors Association, "The Many Roles of the Governor’s Chief of Staff," accessed April 20, 2021
- ↑ AK GOP, "GOP delegates chosen to represent Alaska in Cleveland," May 2, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
