Nicholas J. Begich

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

• Representative AK 2025–present

• 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

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

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• 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.

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Vice Chair · oversees Energy
• Natural Resources Committee · oversees Energy
• Science, Space, and Technology Committee · oversees Technology
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Aviation Subcommittee
• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
• Energy Subcommittee · oversees Energy
• Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy
• Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee
• Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

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

• Economy & TaxesFull support from votes

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Data from Congress.gov

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

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

Data from Congress.gov