Nick Begich III

Moderate

House Representative

Alaska - District At-Large

Current Position: US House Representative AK-At-Large

Running For: House Representative - District At-Large

Policy Positions

For tax relief, including helping pass elimination of taxes on tips and overtime, tax relief for seniors, and permanent tax relief for small businesses through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
For infrastructure investment, including securing funding for Alaska ports, harbors, freight systems, road improvements, and coastal protection, and passing the Airport Regulatory Relief Act to reduce regulatory burden for small and rural airports.

For increasing Alaska's share of federal oil leasing revenues from 50% to 70% starting in 2035
For creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve within the U.S. Treasury Department; introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026
For modernizing federal permitting processes, including helping pass the SPEED Act to establish clearer permitting timelines and reduce delays.

Against extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; voted against a three-year extension in January 2026

For oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Coastal Plain, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and Cook Inlet; secured mandated lease sales in these areas under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
For resource development and energy production in Alaska, including unlocking Alaska's energy and mineral resources
For Alaska Native community rights and self-determination, including passing the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act and the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act, leading the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act, passing the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act through the House, and advancing the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act.
For increased Coast Guard and Arctic defense investment, including supporting funding for 16 new icebreakers and upgrades to Alaska ports; for combating illegal foreign fishing through the FISH Act; for improving bycatch data and monitoring through the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act; and for reauthorizing the Young Fishermen's Development Act to train new fishermen.

For requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot; co-sponsored the SAVE America Act

For U.S. military action in Iran; supported Trump's 2026 Iran war and voted against war powers resolutions that would have limited presidential authority to wage war without congressional consent

For releasing the Epstein files; voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act
For stricter border security to stop drug trafficking, including cosponsoring and helping pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs and increases penalties on traffickers.