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United States House of Representatives
Nick Begich III
US Representative
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 24 of 24 dynamic max
· 12 of 50 answered
Last verified: · scorecard-level timestamp
✝ God First
16/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
8/ 40
National Rank
#4,534 of 8,776 · bottom 48.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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📍 Local district office (1)
Anchorage, AK · 907-921-6575 · 1016 W Sixth Ave, Suite 406 99501
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Protestant — self-identifies 'born-again Christian' (Alaska Watchman Q&A 2024-06-12): 'I was raised in the church... I am a born-again Christian.' Specific church not publicly stated.
Education: Not publicly detailed (businessman background)
Background: U.S. Representative AK-At-Large (R), sworn Jan 3, 2025 (119th Congress); defeated incumbent Mary Peltola 51.3-48.7 in 2024 RCV runoff. Baylor BBA + Indiana U Bloomington MBA. Founder, FarShore Partners (software). Grandson of Rep. Nick Begich Sr. (D, lost in 1972 plane crash); nephew of former Sen. Mark Begich (D) — the only Republican in a leading Alaska Democratic dynasty. Married Dharna Vakharia (2002); one son. Lives Chugiak, AK. Committees: Natural Resources (Vice Chair, Energy & Mineral Resources sub), Transportation & Infrastructure (Vice Chair, Railroads/Pipelines sub), Science Space & Technology. Caucuses: Republican Study Committee, Congressional Western Caucus (EVC). Not in House Freedom Caucus.
NRA Rating: A (also A from Gun Owners of America)
Heritage Action Score: {'note': 'First term, 119th Congress - score still being compiled'}
X / Twitter: @RepNickBegich
U.S. Rep AK-AL (R), freshman 119th Congress (sworn Jan 3, 2025). [2026-06 federal autopilot] Heritage Action 119th lifetime 92% — orthodox RSC/conservative House line. Hard-evidence wins: original co-sponsor + YES on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (Jan 23 2025, 217-204); YES + co-sponsor of SAVE Act (proof-of-citizenship voter registration); supports physical border barriers 'on land and within waterways' + Remain in Mexico; supports Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity; '100% supportive of the 2A'; opposes counting non-citizens in apportionment; supports parental notification for minor abortions, Hyde, CPC funding; endorsed Trump transgender military ban; opposes Biden Mifepristone pharmacy distribution. PRO-LIFE POSTURE: state-deference framework (Dobbs returns to states), NOT abolitionist — endorses restrictions (Hyde, parental notification, CPC funding) but doesn't advocate constitutional abolition. EMILYs List Women Vote spent against him in 2024. No material cross-party deviations from RSC line.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified[1]
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Begich_IIIEncyclopedia
Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Pro-life via Dobbs/states framework; no on-record affirmation of personhood-from-conception. Unclassified
Pro-life via Dobbs/states framework; no on-record affirmation of personhood-from-conception.
- [2]EMILYs List Women Vote ran 2024 attack ads AGAINST him — confirms he never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding. Unclassified
EMILYs List Women Vote ran 2024 attack ads AGAINST him — confirms he never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding.
- [3]Endorsed Trump transgender military ban; Heritage 92% includes pro-biological-sex women's sports / EO restoration votes. Right Advocacy
Endorsed Trump transgender military ban; Heritage 92% includes pro-biological-sex women's sports / EO restoration votes.
- [4]Voted YES and co-sponsored SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship at voter registration. Unclassified
Voted YES and co-sponsored SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship at voter registration.
- [5]Voted YES and co-sponsored SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship at voter registration. Unclassified
Voted YES and co-sponsored SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship at voter registration.
- [6]Supports Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; '100% supportive of the Second Amendment.' Unclassified
Supports Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; '100% supportive of the Second Amendment.'
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