# Kelly Merrick

Kelly Merrick is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate for district L.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alaska Senate, district L
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: AK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ddad148b-d8ed-4eff-826d-3861709eb500

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddad148b-d8ed-4eff-826d-3861709eb500 (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

Merrick sits at −0.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.04), from 472 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.8% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 26.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 242: An Act relating to contracts to provide law enforcement services between the Department of Public Safety and municipalities; relating to the powers and duties… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB242/
- SB 164: An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing… (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB164/
- SB 15: An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the posting of warning signs for alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date. (became law, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB15/
- SB 26: An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB26/
- SB 118: An Act relating to critical and essential minerals. (became law, 2024-10-09) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/SB118/
- SB 95: An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates; relating to special registration plates commemorating peace officers killed in… (became law, 2024-10-16) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/SB95/
- HB 304: An Act modifying the boundary of Chugach State Park; directing the sale of land to the Eagle River Lions Club; and providing for an effective date. (became law, 2022-10-05) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/32/HB304/
- HJR 27: Urging the United States Congress to pass the Hearing Protection Act. (in committee, 2022-01-24) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/32/HJR27/
- HB 268: An Act relating to driver's license renewal. (passed one chamber, 2022-05-12) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/32/HB268/
- HB 202: An Act relating to the Alaska permanent fund; relating to dividends for state residents; relating to the use of certain state income; and providing for an… (in committee, 2021-05-17) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/32/HB202/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $234.3K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://akleg.gov/legislator.php?id=mrr
- Campaign site: https://kellyforakstatesenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepKellyMerrick
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkellymerrick/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-merrick-b7a796252

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddad148b-d8ed-4eff-826d-3861709eb500