Alaska lawmaker violated ethics law using official letterhead to condemn news story

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 1,422

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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A legislative ethics committee found that Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance violated Alaska ethics law when she used official legislative letterhead to publicly condemn a Homer News story last September. The story was about a local vigil she helped organize for Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist who was assassinated last year.

The House Subcommittee on the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics launched a probe into Vance’s conduct after receiving 18 ethics complaints from …

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