Nelson ★ House 29
Republican · Alaska House District 29 · 2026

Keep Garret
Nelson working
for District 29

Welder. Rancher. Father of nine. Unashamed conservative. Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy in December 2025 — now asking for your vote to keep fighting for the Glenn Highway corridor and Valdez.

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Representative Garret Nelson Rep. Garret Nelson · R–Sutton
Meet Garret

Hands that have
done the work

Garret Nelson grew up on a family cattle ranch in Mackay, Idaho, where the work started before sunrise and nobody asked if you felt like doing it. He spent his early career as a welder before building a career in sales.

In 2016, Garret and his wife moved their family to Sutton, Alaska — and got to work in the community. As chair of the Sutton Community Council, he showed up, listened, and delivered for his neighbors along the Glenn Highway.

In December 2025, Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Garret to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 29, succeeding George Rauscher. He was sworn in on December 30 and went straight to work in Juneau — with his whole family alongside him.

"We are all in this together." — Garret on bringing all nine kids to Juneau for session

Garret is an unashamed conservative, a man of faith, and a believer that government should follow the law, live within its means, and leave families alone to build their lives.

9Kids in the Nelson crew
10Years calling Sutton home
29The district he fights for
1Promise: work as hard as you do
Where Garret stands

Priorities as sturdy
as a good weld

A Full, Lawful PFD

The Permanent Fund dividend belongs to Alaskans, and the statute isn't a suggestion. Garret stands for following the law's formula — not treating your dividend as the Legislature's spare change.

Protect the Savings

Raiding savings accounts for short-term fixes is how families go broke — and states too. Garret backs honest, long-term budgeting that doesn't mortgage Alaska's future for one easy year.

Family & Community First

From the Sutton Community Council to the State Capitol, Garret's politics start at the kitchen table: faith, family, and communities that solve their own problems when government gets out of the way.

The District

One road ties
it all together

District 29 runs from the farms of the Matanuska Valley, up the Glenn Highway past the Matanuska Glacier and Lake Louise country, all the way down to the port of Valdez on Prince William Sound. Representing it means windshield time — and Garret puts in the miles.

GLENN HWY RICHARDSON PALMER LAZY MOUNTAIN SUTTON Garret's home turf CHICKALOON GLACIER VIEW SHEEP MOUNTAIN LAKE LOUISE VALDEZ Prince William Sound
Get involved

This campaign runs on
neighbors, not lobbyists

From Sutton to Valdez, this district is held together by people who show up. Election Day is November 3, 2026 — Garret's first time on your ballot. Here's how you can help keep him working for District 29.

Volunteer

Knock doors, make calls, wave signs on the Glenn. A few hours makes a real difference in a district this size.

Plant a Sign

Got frontage on the highway or a corner lot in Palmer or Valdez? A yard sign is worth a thousand ads.

Host Garret

Coffee in Chickaloon, a garage meet-up in Valdez, a kitchen-table conversation anywhere in between — Garret will show up.