Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Monday drew her first Republican primary challenger ahead of the 2022 election, signaling an early start to a race likely …
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Monday drew her first Republican primary challenger ahead of the 2022 election, signaling an early start to a race likely to feature former President Donald Trump front and center. Kelly Tshibaka, the former commissioner of Alaska’s department of administration, is jumping into the race with a stringent anti-establishment message targeted at Ms. Murkowski and “D.C. insiders.” “We know what Washington, D.C., thinks about Alaska,” Mrs. Tshibaka said in a video declaring her candidacy. “We’re here for their benefit, and we won’t put up much of a fight. After nearly 20 years in D.C., Lisa Murkowski thinks the same way.
