Nick Begich III

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Nick Begich
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Official portrait, 2024
Member-elect of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Alaska's at-large district
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
Education Baylor University (BBA)
Indiana University, Bloomington (MBA)
Website Campaign website

Nicholas Joseph Begich III [1] (born October 21, 1977 [2] ) is an American businessman and politician who is the U.S. Representative-elect for Alaska's at-large congressional district. He won the seat in the 2024 election, in which he defeated Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola. Begich had previously run unsuccessfully for the seat in the 2022 special and regular elections, both of which Peltola won.

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Although the Begich family has a longstanding affiliation with the Democratic Party, he is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and family

Begich was born in 1977 in Anchorage, Alaska. [3] [4] He is a member of the political Begich family who have been affiliated with the Democratic Party, although he is a Republican. He is the paternal grandson of Nick Begich Sr., who served as a U.S. Representative for Alaska from 1971 until his disappearance in a plane crash in 1972. [3] Begich Sr. had three notable sons: Nick Begich Jr., Mark Begich, and Tom Begich. [3] Mark Begich served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska; Tom Begich served as the Minority Leader of the Alaska Senate. [3] Begich III's father is Nick Begich Jr., an author and business owner. [5] [6]

According to Begich, his mother's family were very Republican and his father is a Libertarian Party member. [7] Begich said he has been a registered Republican since age 21. [7]

Begich attended and graduated from a Florida high school, having moved to Florida with his maternal grandparents after his parents divorced. [7] He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, Texas. [8] [9] Afterwards, he received a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University Bloomington. [7]

Career

After graduating, he founded FarShore Partners, a software development company which is mostly based in India. [7] In 2016, it had 160 employees internationally. [7] Begich has been business partners with Rick Desai since 2009. [7] As of 2021, he served as the company's executive chairman. [3]

Political career

In 2016, he ran for Seat A in District 2 (Chugiak/Eagle River) of the Anchorage City Council against Republican incumbent Amy Demboski. [7] [10] [11] Begich lost, receiving 42 percent of the vote to Demboski's 58 percent. [10]

He has served as a board member of Alaska Policy Forum, a conservative think tank. He was the co-chair of the Alaska Republican Party's Finance Committee. [8] He served as a co-chair on Don Young's 2020 re-election campaign for the U.S. House. [8]

2022 special election

In October 2021, he announced his campaign to run for the Alaska's at-large U.S. House seat against incumbent Republican Don Young, who held the seat since 1972. [3] Young died in March 2022 which led to a special election scheduled for August 16, 2022. [12] The election was a 3-way race of Begich, former Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Democratic former state Representative Mary Peltola. [13]

The election was the first to use Alaska's new ranked-choice voting (RCV) method, approved by voters in 2020. The winners of the top-four blanket primary advanced to the ranked-choice runoff election, but only three candidates competed (as Al Gross withdrew and endorsed Peltola). Peltola was declared the winner on August 31 after all ballots were counted. [14] [15] [16] Peltola's victory was widely seen as an upset in a traditionally Republican state. [17]

The results were praised by many pundits and activists. [18] By contrast, some scholars criticized the instant-runoff procedure for its pathological behavior, [19] [20] the result of a center squeeze. [20] [21] [22] Although Peltola received a plurality of first choice votes and won in the final round, a majority of voters ranked her last or left her off their ballot entirely. [20] Begich was eliminated in the first round, despite being preferred by a majority to each one of his opponents, with 53 percent of voters ranking him above Peltola. [20] [23] [24] However, Palin spoiled the election by splitting the first-round vote, leading to Begich's elimination and costing Republicans the seat. [20] [25]

2022 regular election

The regular 2022 Alaska's at-large U.S. House election was held on November 8. [26] The four candidates were incumbent Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Libertarian Chris Bye. [27] [28] Under the rules of instant-runoff, Bye and Begich were eliminated in the first and second rounds, after they received the fewest votes. These votes were then transferred to either Peltola or Palin, depending on who the voter ranked higher on their ballot. Peltola won with 55 percent of the vote, increasing her margin from the special election. [29]

Social choice theorists commenting on the race noted that unlike the previous special election, the general election involved few election pathologies. Peltola won the election as the majority-preferred (Condorcet) candidate, with ballots indicating support from a majority of voters. [30]

2024 regular election

The regular 2024 Alaska's at-large U.S. House election was held on November 5. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections.

The primary election was held on August 20, 2024, [31] with candidates Mary Peltola, Nick Begich, and Republican Nancy Dahlstrom emerging as the main candidates. After placing third, Dahlstrom withdrew from the race to avoid another result like 2022 to ensure there was no center squeeze or spoiler effect, resulting in a traditional two-party race with two clear frontrunners. [32] [33] [34] The four candidates were Begich, Peltola, Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe, and Democrat Eric Hafner. [35]

On November 20, it was announced that Begich defeated Peltola. [36] In the first round, he achieved 48.42% of the vote against her 46.36%. After other candidates were eliminated, the final round resulted in Begich receiving 51.3% of the vote against Peltola's 48.7%, making him the winner. [35] [37]

Personal life

He lives in Chugiak, Anchorage, Alaska. Begich and his wife, Dharna, have one son. [3] [7] [38]

Electoral history

2016 Municipality of Anchorage Assembly election, Seat A in District 2 (Chugiak/Eagle River) [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Amy Demboski (incumbent) 4,414 57.72%
Republican Nick Begich3,18841.69%
Write-in 450.59%
Total votes7,647 100.0%
Republican hold

U.S. House elections

2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special primary election results [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sarah Palin 43,601 27.01
Republican Nick Begich 30,861 19.12
Independent Al Gross [a] 20,392 12.63
Democratic Mary Peltola 16,265 10.08
Republican Tara Sweeney 9,5605.92
Independent Santa Claus 7,6254.72
Democratic Christopher Constant6,2243.86
Independent Jeff Lowenfels5,9943.71
Republican John Coghill 3,8422.38
Republican Josh Revak 3,7852.34
Independent Andrew Halcro 3,0131.87
Democratic Adam Wool 2,7301.69
Democratic Emil Notti 1,7771.10
Libertarian Chris Bye1,0490.65
Democratic Mike Milligan6080.38
Independence John Howe3800.24
Independent Laurel Foster3380.21
Republican Stephen Wright3320.21
Republican Jay Armstrong2860.18
Libertarian J. R. Myers2850.18
Independent Gregg Brelsford2840.18
Democratic Ernest Thomas1990.12
Republican Bob Lyons1970.12
Republican Otto Florschutz1930.12
Republican Maxwell Sumner1330.08
Republican Clayton Trotter1210.07
Independent Anne McCabe1180.07
Republican John Callahan1140.07
Independent Arlene Carle1070.07
Independent Tim Beck960.06
Independent Sherry Mettler920.06
Republican Tom Gibbons940.06
Independent Lady Donna Dutchess870.05
American Independent Robert Ornelas830.05
Independent Ted Heintz700.04
Independent Silvio Pellegrini700.04
Independent Karyn Griffin670.04
Independent David Hughes540.03
Independent Don Knight460.03
Republican Jo Woodward440.03
Independent Jason Williams370.02
Independent Robert Brown360.02
Independent Dennis Aguayo310.02
Independent William Hibler III250.02
Republican Bradley Welter240.01
Independent David Thistle230.01
Independent Brian Beal190.01
Republican Mikel Melander170.01
Total votes161,428 100.0
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election [41] [42]
PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes %TransferVotes %
Democratic Mary Peltola 74,81739.66%+15,46791,26651.48%
Republican Sarah Palin 58,33930.92%+27,05386,02648.52%
RepublicanNick Begich52,53627.85%-52,536Eliminated
Write-in 2,9741.58%-2,974Eliminated
Total votes188,666100.00%177,42394.04%
Inactive ballots 00.00%+11,24311,2435.96%
Democratic gain from Republican
2022 Alaska U.S. House of Representatives primary election results [43] [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Peltola 70,295 36.80
Republican Sarah Palin 57,693 30.20
Republican Nick Begich 50,021 26.19
Republican Tara Sweeney (withdrew)7,1953.77
Libertarian Chris Bye [b] 1,189 0.62
Libertarian J. R. Myers5310.28
Republican Bob Lyons4470.23
Republican Jay Armstrong4030.21
Republican Brad Snowden3550.19
Republican Randy Purham3110.16
Independent Lady Donna Dutchess2700.14
Independent Sherry Strizak2520.13
American Independent Robert Ornelas2480.13
Republican Denise Williams2420.13
Independent Gregg Brelsford2410.13
Independent David Hughes2380.12
Independent Andrew Phelps2220.12
Independent Tremayne Wilson1940.10
Independent Sherry Mettler1910.10
Independent Silvio Pellegrini1870.10
Independent Ted Heintz1730.09
Independent Davis LeBlanc1170.06
Total votes191,015 100.00
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district election [45]
PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Democratic Mary Peltola (incumbent)128,32948.68%+1,038129,43349.20%+7,460136,89354.94%
Republican Sarah Palin 67,73225.74%+1,06469,24226.32%+43,013112,25545.06%
RepublicanNick Begich61,43123.34%+1,98864,39224.48%-64,392Eliminated
Libertarian Chris Bye4,5601.73%-4,560Eliminated
Write-in 1,0960.42%-1,096Eliminated
Total votes263,148100.00%263,067100.00%249,148100.00%
Inactive ballots 2,1930.83%+9063,0971.16%+14,76517,0165.55%
Democratic hold

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Notes

  1. ↑ Withdrew from the general election following his victory in the primary
  2. ↑ Chris Bye placed fifth in the nonpartisan primary. However, the fourth-place finisher — Tara Sweeney — withdrew, placing Bye in the general election.
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