It was a detailed vote, however the Alaska Republican Social gathering’s State Central Committee has awarded a second endorsement for governor. Along with endorsing Gov. Mike Dunleavy throughout its January assembly, the committee at the moment endorsed Kenai Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce for governor. The vote was 35-31, and got here after a prolonged dialogue about technique and ways within the ranked alternative voting setting.
Pierce is a Republican who’s in his second time period of working the Kenai Borough, a conservative stronghold within the state.
One other Republican candidate, Chris Kurka, didn’t ask for an endorsement from the occasion however Kurka is current on the Republican State Conference in Fairbanks. Kurka could ask for an endorsement however the subsequent SCC assembly is in July.