# Nicholas Begich

Nicholas Begich is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Alaska at large.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Alaska at large
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001323
- FEC candidate IDs: H2AK01083

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001323 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Begich’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

## What Begich says (119th Congress (2025–27))

427 classified statements: 363 posts on X, 29 Congressional Record speeches, 28 press releases, 7 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Begich | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.1% | 216 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 15.1% | 174 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 84.1% | 67.7% | 9 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 8.9% | 127 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.6% | 37.4% | 106 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 3.0% | 205 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Public Lands and Natural Resources 30% (House Republicans 4.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 27% (House Republicans 24%); Energy 22% (House Republicans 8.6%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.21 (standard error 0.01), from 3,923 donors and 668 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.2% (97.1%). 33 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 207. 36.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 21 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10307: Anaktuvuk Pass Food Security Access Act (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10307
- H.R. 10247: Future of America’s Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10247
- H.R. 9953: Bycatch Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9953
- H.R. 9506: To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a… (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9506
- H.R. 9507: FISH Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9507
- H.R. 9138: To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska,… (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9138
- H.R. 9088: Polar Express Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9088
- H.R. 8957: American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8957
- H.R. 8674: Geese House Site Conveyance Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8674
- H.R. 8597: Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8597

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 36% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2113716928787386588
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2113087337102037138
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2112987900958703790
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2112379601653542978
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2112595728342085729
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2107987637957198315
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2108252452369973673
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2106614602805219560
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2106077935098851832
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/2105432878209536079

## Links

- Official site: https://begich.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepNickBegich
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepNickBegich
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepNickBegich
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001323

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001323