Governor · Alaska

Mike Dunleavy

Governor of Alaska

Mike Dunleavy is the governor of Alaska, in office since December 3, 2018, and elected again in 2022. He previously worked as a teacher, principal and school superintendent and served five years as a state senator.

Background

Biography

Mike Dunleavy was born on May 5, 1961, in Pennsylvania. The National Governors Association lists Misericordia University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks as his schools. His official biography says he arrived in Alaska in 1983 and first worked in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska. He earned a teacher's certificate and a Master of Education degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, then spent nearly two decades in northwest Arctic communities as a teacher, principal and superintendent.

He moved to Wasilla in 2004, where he owned an educational consulting firm. He served on the Mat-Su Borough School Board, including two years as board president, and then as a state senator for five years.

Dunleavy was first elected governor in 2018 and again in 2022. His first term began on December 3, 2018, and his second on December 5, 2022.

Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Governor of Alaska is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

The Baseline desk

Published claim checks

Claim checks are reviewed editorial work. They are separate from the voting-data summaries above.

1 published check

1 Mostly True · what the verdicts mean

Elections

Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state's Department of Public Safety to determine 'whether criminal' activity occurred in connection with the Peltola campaign's reported recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan

Mostly True

NBC News reported on October 29, 2026 that Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state's Department of Public Safety to determine 'whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted' in connection with the Peltola campaign's alleged recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan to the Senate race.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 31, 2026

← All people

Governor · Alaska

Mike Dunleavy

Governor of Alaska

Background

Biography

Dunleavy was first elected governor in 2018 and again in 2022. His first term began on December 3, 2018, and his second on December 5, 2022.

Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Governor of Alaska is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

The Baseline desk

Published claim checks

Claim checks are reviewed editorial work. They are separate from the voting-data summaries above.

1 published check

1 Mostly True · what the verdicts mean

Elections

Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state's Department of Public Safety to determine 'whether criminal' activity occurred in connection with the Peltola campaign's reported recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan

Mostly True

Biography

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Published claim checks

Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state's Department of Public Safety to determine 'whether criminal' activity occurred in connection with the Peltola campaign's reported recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan

Also from Alaska

Biography

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Published claim checks

Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state's Department of Public Safety to determine 'whether criminal' activity occurred in connection with the Peltola campaign's reported recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan

Also from Alaska