On January 3, 2026, Districts 27 and 28 of the Alaska Republican Party received formal charges against Senator Rob Yundt pursuant to Article VII of the Alaska Republican Party Rules.
According to the Alaska Republican Party Rules: “Any candidate or elected official may be sanctioned or censured for any of the following
reasons:
(a) Failure to follow the Party Platform.
(b) Engagement in any activities prohibited by or contrary to these rules or RNC Rules.
(c) Failure to carry out or perform the duties of their office.
(d) Engaging in prohibited discrimination.
(e) Forming a majority caucus in which non-Republicans are at least 1/3 or more of the
coalition.
(f) Engaging in other activities that may be reasonably assessed as bringing dishonor to
the ARP, such as commission of a serious crime.”
Party Rules require the signatures of at least 3 registered Republican constituents for official charges to be filed. The formal charges were signed by registered Republican voters and District N constitutions Jerad McClure, Thomas W. Oels, Janice M. Norman, and Manda Gershon.
Yundt is charged with “failure to adhere and uphold the Alaska Republican Party Platform” and “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles and priorities of the Alaska Republican Party Rules.” The constituents request: “Senator Rob Yundt be provided proper notice of the charges and a full and fair opportunity to respond; and that, upon a finding by the required two-thirds (2/3) vote of the District Committees that the charges are valid, the Committees impose the maximum sanctions authorized under Article VII.”
If the Party finds Yundt guilty of the charges, Yundt may be disciplined with formal censure by the Alaska Republican Party, declaration of ineligibility for Party endorsement, withdrawal of political support, prohibition from participating in certain Party activities, and official and public declaration that Yundt’s conduct and voting record contradict the Party’s values and priorities.
Reasons for the charges are based on Yundt’s active support of House Bill 57, Senate Bill 113, and Senate Bill 92. Constituents who filed the charges argue that HB 57 opposes the Alaska Republican Party Platform by “expanding government surveillance and dramatically increasing education spending;” that SB 113 opposes the Party’s Platform by “impos[ing] new tax burdens on Alaskan consumers and small businesses;” and that SB 92 opposes the Party by “proposing a targeted 9.2% tax on major private-sector energy producer supplying natural gas to Southcentral Alaska.” Although the filed charges state that SB 92 proposes a 9.2% tax, the bill actually proposes a 9.4% tax on income from oil and gas production and transportation.
Many Alaskan conservatives have expressed frustration with Senator Yundt’s legislative decisions. Some, like Marcy Sowers, consider Yundt more like “a tax-loving social justice warrior” than a conservative.
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature began its session at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Tuesday. Here’s a look inside the halls and chambers in photos.
[ Legislative session begins with planned vote on overriding Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of revenue bill]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The legacy of one of America’s most prominent civil rights leaders was on everyone’s mind Monday as Alaska communities gathered to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A multicultural presentation at East High School celebrated the values King fought for, bringing together community leaders, dancers, martial artists, and musicians for a program designed to reflect his enduring impact.
“It is so important to continue to promote justice, which was really what Dr. Martin Luther King was all about,” said Celeste Hodge Growden, president of the Alaska Black Caucus. “Again, justice, equity, equality, those things that might not be as present as they once were.”
While King may not have visited the Last Frontier, the rights he fought for extend to the 49th state. Alaska’s Civil Rights Office within the Department of Transportation continues his work today.
“I like to be a voice for those people that don’t like to speak up,” said Robespierre Howard of the Civil Rights Office at the Alaska Department of Transportation. “And a lot of times, if you look at the cultural differences up here, the state of Alaska is quite different from the lower 48.”
King’s work ultimately led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, still upheld in part by the Civil Rights Office of the Alaska Department of Transportation.
“Our mission is to promote fair[ness] and equity, we want to ensure that everybody has the same opportunities to work and bid on federally funded projects,” said Zhenia Peterson of the Civil Rights Office at the Alaska Department of Transportation.
Considering King was thrust into national fame during the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, the Civil Rights movement has long been tied to transportation.
“Everyone should have opportunities to work, live, play, be able to use our roads just as much as anybody else,” Peterson said.
It’s a road Alaska is still traveling.
“Everyone deserves, you know, to be treated fairly, no matter what,” Howard said. “That’s just the bottom line. We’re, at the end of the day, we’re all people.”
The message from today’s celebration emphasized the importance of maintaining hope and community unity.
“We cannot give up hope. We must keep hope alive,” Hodge Growden said. “And I think, again, events like this that bring us together as a community are positive messaging. And that’s something we need more of.”
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