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Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle after a few shakeups late last week<\/u>. The Division of Elections is taking candidates\u2019 registration paperwork until 5 p.m. Here are a few updates, and be sure to check back, because there will likely be more throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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Sitting Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom drops bid for governor<\/h3>\n

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who way back in May 2025 became the second candidate<\/u> to kick off their gubernatorial campaign, said Monday she was calling it quits.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter careful consideration, I have decided to step away from what has become a very crowded field of candidates in the race to be Alaska’s next governor,\u201d she said in a statement. The statement was first reported by the political website Alaska Landmine<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Dahlstrom lagged in fundraising, bringing in just $17,000 by the first reporting deadline in February<\/u>, as other candidates reported six-figure totals. She did not announce a running mate before ending her campaign.<\/p>\n

Dahlstrom\u2019s statement said she remained \u201ccommitted to helping strong Republican leaders get elected across the state.\u201d Dunleavy picked her to replace his first lieutenant governor, Kevin Meyer, when he ran for reelection in 2022. With Dunleavy term-limited, Dahlstrom\u2019s time as lieutenant governor ends in December.<\/p>\n

Dahlstrom did not immediately respond to an emailed interview request.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins picks independent Anchorage assemblyman as running mate<\/h3>\n

Former Sitka Democratic Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins selected Anchorage Assembly member Zac Johnson as his running mate, Kreiss-Tomkins\u2019 campaign announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Anchorage voters elected Johnson in 2023 to an Assembly seat representing South Anchorage and the Anchorage Hillside and won reelection earlier this year. He\u2019s a former U.S. Marine and Alaska State Trooper.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe shares, I think, a very Alaskan sort of problem-solving, pragmatic approach to governance,\u201d Kreiss-Tomkins said in a phone interview. \u201cI think that’s the kind of elected leader the state really needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though he\u2019s running on a Democratic candidate\u2019s ticket, Johnson said he considers himself an independent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve never allied myself with a political party, and I’ve been happy to support people across the political spectrum,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to have support from a broad range of people, R\u2019s and D\u2019s and I\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kreiss-Tomkins has not filed a formal campaign finance report \u2014 he announced his campaign after the deadline for February’s first report \u2014 but he said his campaign has raised more than $1.25 million from more than 2,300 individual donors.<\/p>\n

Former AG Treg Taylor selects oilfield business owner for lieutenant governor<\/h3>\n

Republican gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor<\/u>, a former Alaska attorney general, selected Candi English as his running mate. Taylor announced the pick in a news release Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cCandice English represents the grit of the Last Frontier,\u201d Taylor said in a prepared statement. \u201cShe overcame polio, worked the North Slope, and built a company for the toughest jobs in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor did not immediately return interview requests.<\/p>\n

State records show English is the majority owner of Northern Solutions LLC, an oilfield service company with machine shops in Anchorage and Deadhorse. She founded the company in 2007 after a 20-year career with ARCO Alaska on the North Slope, according to Taylor\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

A retirement switcheroo in Fairbanks<\/h3>\n

Fairbanks Sen. Robb Myers, a Republican in the Senate\u2019s minority caucus, announced Monday he would not seek another term.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate the deep trust the residents of Fairbanks and North Pole have placed in me to represent them for the last six years,\u201d Myers said. \u201cAt this point in time, I need to take a step back from Juneau and focus on my wife and kids for the next season in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Myers, who won with 63% of the vote in 2022, endorsed Fairbanks Republican Rep. Frank Tomaszewski to fill his seat. Tomaszewski filed to run for Myers\u2019 seat around the same time.<\/p>\n

At last check, Tomaszewski was the only candidate filed to run for the seat, which represents Senate District Q.<\/p>\n

Tomaszewski\u2019s wife, Harmony Tomaszewski, quickly filed to run for her husband\u2019s current House District 34 seat on Monday, according to the Division of Elections. She\u2019s facing independent candidate Joy Beth Cottle, who challenged Frank Tomaszewski in 2024 and lost by roughly 13 percentage points.<\/p>\n

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