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U.S. Representative for Alaska (at large)

Nicholas J. Begich III

Republican 1st term On 2026 ballot

Replaced Mary Sattler Peltola in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$6.4M raised · top PACs: Sullivan, American Revival PAC, Associated Builders and Contractors Breaks with Republicans most onArmed Forces & National Security: broke on 4 of 38 party-line votes (11%; most Republicans: 3%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
8BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Science, Space, and Technology 20th majority
  • Natural Resources 22nd majority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 25th majority
Age
49

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

Matt Schultz, Withdrawn Aug 2026; Clay Strickland, Withdrawn Aug 2026; Yaquelin Reynoso, Withdrawn Aug 2026; John B. Williams, Withdrawn Aug 2026

See the full race

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date13941142076748

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Energy 22% 10%
Transportation and Public Works 10% 15%
Native Americans 2% 27%

StatementsBills

Words go to Energy, Government Operations and Politics and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Native Americans and Public Lands and Natural Resources.

  • He talks most about: Energy Project Permitting (Energy), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Oil and Gas Regulation (Energy), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 41 bills sponsored, most on Native Americans.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Vice chairEnergy and Mineral Resources SubcommitteeNatural Resources
MemberScience, Space, and Technology Committee20th majority
MemberNatural Resources Committee22nd majority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee25th majority

Vice chair of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, more senior than 3% of the House, in the majority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

15% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Begich.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

15% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Johnson and Fry.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 41 · expected 23
Action in committee 24 · expected 7
Beyond committee 19 · expected 4
Passed House 14 · expected 2
Became law 7 · expected 0 · +2 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 1 of 433 in the House

11.36expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

14 of 41 bills passed the House; 7 became law; 2 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 11.36 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.R. 3620 (became law), H.R. 8957 (out of committee), H.R. 8597 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.59

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 8 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: +0.59, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 4 of 38, Economics and Public Finance 2 of 50.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Begich$6.4M raised28%23%19%29%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

51% of what he raised came from individuals; 28% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$6.4M raised, 19% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

66 PACs of the 124 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Transportation.

  1. Sullivan0% D
  2. American Revival0% D
  3. Associated Builders and Contractors0% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

131 bills

Begich voted Yea on 68, Nay on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 60 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.