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Nicholas J. Begich

Nicholas J. Begich

Republican · AK U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025

  • Representative AK 2025–present

Background

  • background Born April 6, 1932; worked as a school counselor and school administrator
  • role A member of the Democratic Party
  • role Served in the Alaska state senate for eight years
  • role Elected in 1970 as a U.S. Representative from Alaska
  • background Disappeared in an October 16, 1972 light-aircraft crash in Alaska and was declared dead December 29, 1972; his body was never found

Campaign finance

2024 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House AK-00 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,792,783 raised
  • $2,729,687 spent
  • $104,330 cash on hand
$2.79M
$2.63M
$2.31M
Itemized (≥ $200)$2.10M
Unitemized (< $200)$212.05K
Party committees$5.00K
Other committees (PACs)$318.75K
Candidate self-funding$599.00
Transfers from other committees$158.89K
Offsets to expenditures$460.00
Other receipts$0.01
$2.73M
Operating expenditures$2.68M
Loan repayments$25.00K
Contribution refunds$23.03K
Other disbursements$2.00K
Cash on hand$104.33K
Debts owed by committee$425.00K

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Nicholas J. Begich campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2022$1,640,060$1,598,826$41,234
2024$2,792,783$2,729,687$104,330
2026$5,261,611$2,085,524$3,280,417

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 39
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 194 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 6
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 39 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 11
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Nicholas J. Begich. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (11)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $310,813
  • TEAMHEALTH EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $44,901
  • PETRO 49, INC $18,931
  • ODOM CORP $12,500
  • CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION $9,183
  • STEELFAB $7,600
  • MID-STATE CONSULTANTS $6,600
  • CAPSTONE CLINIC $6,600
  • AMERICAN MEDICAL INC $6,600
  • EARTHPULSEPRESS INC. $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $42,752 supporting · $0 opposing · 4 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $3,311,945 supporting · $9,950,585 opposing · 13 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Begich, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Begich most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Begich connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 9953Bycatch Reduction ActsponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9506To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.sponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9507FISH Act of 2026sponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9138To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.sponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9131Protecting Kids from Creeps ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HJRES 193Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9132Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9088Polar Express Act of 2026sponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 8967Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program ReauthorizationcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026sponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8674Geese House Site Conveyance ActsponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HR 8598North Pacific Fishery Management Council Representation Enhancement Act of 2026sponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8597Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement ActsponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8509To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.cosponsoredApr 26, 2026
  • HR 8473Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities ActsponsoredApr 22, 2026
  • HR 8437Geo POWER ActsponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8400DATA Act of 2026sponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8401To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.sponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8330Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 8283Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
  • HR 8118Election Infrastructure Integrity ActcosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8056Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 23, 2026
  • HR 7974To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.cosponsoredMar 17, 2026
  • HR 7954Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management ActcosponsoredMar 16, 2026
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Committee activity

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Congressional testimony

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