Alaska Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in AK
Alaska Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Byron MallottFmr. Lt. Governor [R-AK]
9/10/20Invited a female public safety officer up to his hotel room under false pretenses and made it clear to her how attracted he was to her while also being married and when she rose to leave the room he vaguely threatened her by reminding her how much he has helped her professionally throughout her career and then secretly paid her an undisclosed amount of money and forced her to sign a nondisclosure agreement after she filed a complaint against him
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Ed SniffenFmr. Att. General [R-AK]
1/30/21Spiked his 17-year-old student's drinks with alcohol without her knowledge while he was out partying with her and other high school students at New Orlean's bars known for loosely enforcing their liquor laws and later had sex with her in his hotel room that night
Corroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
Alaska Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Gabrielle LeDouxFmr. State Representative
3/13/20Asked people who no longer lived in her home district to break the law and vote there anyway in two different elections, one of which she only won by 117 votes
According to charging documents filed by local police
Alaska Republican Mayor Scandals
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Charlie PierceFmr. Mayor [R-AK]19 Years in GOP
4/19/23Sexually harassed his executive assistant with “constant unwanted physical touching, sexual remarks, and sexual advances” and created such a toxic work environment that she felt she couldn't report his misconduct without fear of retaliation and then paid her $237,500 to settle a sexual harassment case she brought against him
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and first reported on by The Anchorage Daily News