Mike Robbins, currently the vice chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, has announced he is running to lead the party, as Chairwoman Ann Brown will not run for reelection. The party will hold its officer election in April at its state convention, April 19-21 in Anchorage.
Robbins’ campaign theme is “Vision, Values and Victory,” and he pledged to bring the party into the future, foster unity, and provide the leadership needed to win elections.
Robbins has volunteered in the Republican Party for many years, having been a registered Republican since age 18. He has served as as a district chair, regional representative, and alternate delegate to the 2016 National Convention. He also organized the Alaska GOP Trump inaugural party in Washington, D.C. in 2016. In 2022, he organized volunteers for the Anchorage Trump rally — recruiting, training, and assigning roles to 200 volunteers with less than two weeks notice.
As a longtime local businessman who ran for Anchorage mayor in 2021, Robbins was appointed by Mayor Dave Bronson as the executive director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority.