Since I first announced my candidacy for the U.S. Senate sixteen months ago, I’ve traveled enough miles within Alaska to circumnavigate the globe. And from the thousands of Alaskans I’ve met along the way, the overwhelming sentiment I hear is that it’s time for a change in our representation in the Senate.
Alaskans are frustrated by the direction of the country and alarmed at how many of the policies coming out of Washington, D.C. are specifically targeted at us. The Biden administration and the D.C. insiders have attacked our economy, our freedoms, and our very way of life.
But we’ve had enough.
As your U.S. senator, you will always know where I stand and will never have to guess. I’ve begun laying out my agenda, appropriately called “It’s Time for a Change,” in which I make clear that I will side with Alaskans against the political elites at every turn. You can find these policies and principles at www.KellyforAK.com.
I will fight to revive our economy and defend our resource industries against the radical environmentalists who are relentless in their desire to turn Alaska into a national park for the rest of the country.
I will stand up for our God-given, basic constitutional rights, which have been undermined and eroded by people in D.C. This includes, for example, parents' rights to be involved in their children's education and our 2nd Amendment rights.
I will work to reform healthcare so we have more mental health resources, our veterans get benefits in record time, and we care for vulnerable Alaskans.
I will support only immigration policies which are equally applied, adhere to the law, and provide safe, controlled immigration.
I will fight to protect the integrity of our elections so that every eligible voter is able to vote once and have it counted.
I will fight for life and pro-family policies and fight against discrimination of any kind, while supporting the availability of birth control and increased funding for clinics providing non-abortive healthcare services for Alaskan women.
And I will hear the voices of the forgotten Alaskans – they will no longer be ignored.
This last point is very important to me personally, since it was through the help of fellow Alaskans that my family was able to build the American Dream. My parents were homeless for a time in Anchorage before I was born, but my mother landed a job at Prudhoe Bay, which allowed them to fight their way into the working class. I became the first in our family to pursue a college degree and began my studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage before graduating from college and law school.
I owe Alaskans a lot, and I want to serve in the Senate to support those who supported me.
That kind of clarity isn’t always apparent in our senior U.S. senator. She inherited her seat from her father when he appointed her to complete his unexpired term after he was elected governor. And for the last 21 years, she has been currying favor with the D.C. insiders at the expense of the people here in Alaska.
There’s no question that this election presents clear options for voters.
I am an America First candidate who will always vote with the people of Alaska.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, however, tries to straddle the fence, saying one thing to Alaskans but doing the opposite in D.C. Voters across the political spectrum can’t tell where she stands and don’t trust her on the important issues of the day.
The 2nd Amendment is a perfect example of how she tries to have it both ways. She ran ads on Facebook touting her support of gun rights, but voted for the federal gun control bill right afterwards.
Meanwhile, Pat Chesbro, the Democratic candidate, is a solid progressive who sides with her national party’s platform and can be counted on to support the Biden agenda.
I am proud to be the endorsed Republican candidate in this election, supported by the Alaska Republican Party and by former President Donald Trump. And it’s clear that we are at a point where the next senator can either stand with Alaska, or continue to enable the disastrous Biden policies that are damaging us more every day.
When I’m the next senator from Alaska, I will never forget the Alaskans who hired me for the job, and I will always stand for the values of the people of this great state.
In the primary on August 16, and again on November 8, I ask for your vote because most of us agree that it’s time for a change.
Kelly Tshibaka is a born-and-raised Alaskan, and a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alaska who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and the Alaska Republican Party.
