Alaska Republicans elect new party leaders, with Carmela Warfield as new party chairwoman

Alaska Republican Party convention delegates elected a new slate of leaders at its convention in Anchorage this weekend. The new officers are:

Chair: Carmela Warfield of South Anchorage, who won overwhelmingly in a race that had three other candidates that included Jerry Ward, Nikki Rose, and Mike Robbins.

Vice Chair: Zack Gottshall, Anchorage, replacing outgoing Vice Chairman Mike Robbins.

National Committeewoman: incumbent Cynthia Henry, Fairbanks.

National Committeeman: Brian Hove, Anchorage, replacing outgoing National Committeeman Craig Campbell

Secretary: Trevor Shaw, Ketchikan

Assistant Secretary: Cheryl Markwood, Fairbanks

Over 300 delegates have been meeting for two days at the Hotel Captain Cook to vote of platform and resolutions, rule changes, delegates to the Republican National Convention, and to hear from candidates for Congress Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom.