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U.S. Representative · Alaska at-large
Nicholas J. Begich
RepublicanDistrict R+6119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score25#327 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Nicholas J. Begich’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office153 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0200
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 1 signal
- MediumBacks 2 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 2 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 2591, H.R. 3692.
Keeps them with Republicans · 1 signal
- MediumVotes with House RepublicansNo ideology or scorecard measure places this member toward the Democrats: DW-NOMINATE +0.590 (party median +0.530; rank 136 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats); Heritage Action 92 (avg 86); LCV 0 (avg 1).
Bill-specific inputsVotes on similar past bills and committee seats vary by bill, so they appear in the swing-v3 scores below rather than here.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 1.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Natural ResourcesMajority · 22nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ResourcesVice Chair
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyMajority · 20th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Environment
- Subcommittee on Energy
- Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Begich← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.590 is 0.06 to the right of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress92House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 201–250 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 165Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 25 | Entrenched |
| H.R. 176No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov |