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Alaska Governor winner? (Person)
$133.2K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleFormer Attorney General
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age50 years old (May 19, 1976)
GenderMale
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LocationAlaska
BackgroundAttorney
EducationBrigham Young University (BA, Political Science, 2001)
Notable personal detailsTregarrick R. "Treg" Taylor is an American attorney and Republican who served as Alaska Attorney General from 2021 to 2025 under Gov. Mike Dunleavy. He previously served as Alaska Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division starting in 2018. Taylor is a candidate in Alaska’s 2026 gubernatorial election. He earned degrees in political science and law from Brigham Young University.
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Positions
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Economy & Taxes
Treg Taylor has publicly committed to opposing tax increases and pledged to oppose and veto any and all tax increases. His campaign emphasizes pro-development, pro-resource policies and actions defending oil and resource projects and limiting federal regulatory actions that could raise costs for Alaskans.
Healthcare
Supports limiting federal public-health mandates and actions that expand access to abortion drugs; has pursued legal actions to block federal vaccine mandates and emphasizes holding pharmaceutical companies accountable for opioid harms. Policy messaging focuses on reducing federal overreach in health-related regulation while prioritizing enforcement actions rather than proposing large public-coverage expansions.
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Immigration & Border
Treg Taylor has supported stronger border enforcement and legal challenges to Biden Administration immigration policies, joining multi-state lawsuits opposing expanded parole/visa programs and the DOJ asylum rule and signing a multi-state letter backing Texas’s efforts to secure the southern border. His statements emphasize preventing large-scale unlawful entry, limiting federal programs he describes as overbroad, and the fiscal and public-safety impacts of increased migration.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports state-level restrictions and enforcement related to abortion, including backing efforts to allow states access to out-of-state abortion records and urging regulatory limits on the abortion pill mifepristone. He has signed letters with other Republican attorneys general opposing federal protections that would shield out-of-state reproductive health records and calling for reinstating safety protocols or removing mifepristone from the market.
Climate & Energy
Opposes federal regulatory actions that impose stricter emissions or environmental-cost analyses on energy projects and supports development and state control of Alaska’s fossil fuel and natural resource projects while emphasizing energy independence. Has joined multi-state legal actions challenging EPA rules (including effluent limits and an electric-vehicle sales mandate) and opposed use of the “social cost of carbon” in FERC decisions. Positions emphasize limiting federal regulatory authority and protecting jobs and costs for Alaskan energy producers and consumers.
Public Safety & Guns
Treg Taylor advocates defending Second Amendment rights against federal restrictions, opposes federal rules that would reclassify or require registration of commonly owned firearms or accessories, and emphasizes support for law enforcement and tougher public-safety measures. He has joined multistate coalitions and legal actions challenging ATF rules and state-level bans on certain firearms and magazines.
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Alaska Governor winner? (Person)
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