Kelly Merrick

Kelly Merrick

Republican Party

Alaska State Senate District L

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Natasha A. Von Imhof

Prior offices

Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Successor: Alyse Galvin

Predecessor: Lora Reinbold

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Compensation

Base salary

$84,000/year

Per diem

$307/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Gonzaga University

Personal

Birthplace

Juneau, Alaska

Profession

Legislative aide

Contact

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Kelly Merrick (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District L. She assumed office on January 17, 2023. Her current term ends on January 16, 2029.

Merrick (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District L. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kelly Merrick was born in Juneau, Alaska. Merrick graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School. She earned a degree in business from Gonzaga University. Her career experience includes working as a legislative aide for Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) and managing the Alaska Blue Devils and Alaska Blades competitive hockey teams.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Merrick was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee
• Armed Services Committee

2021-2022

Merrick was assigned to the following committees:

• House Rules Committee
• House Finance Committee, Co-chair

2019-2020

Merrick was assigned to the following committees:

• House Finance Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District L

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kelly Merrick in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kelly Merrick	55.5	9,892	800	Won (2)
		Jared Goecker	44.5	7,939	241	2
	Submit photo	Lee Hammermeister	0.0	0	-2,770	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kelly Merrick	46.5	9,092	0	Won (2)
		Jared Goecker	39.4	7,698	0	2
	Submit photo	Lee Hammermeister	14.2	2,770	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,560
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ken McCarty (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District L

Incumbent Kelly Merrick, Jared Goecker, Lee Hammermeister, and Ken McCarty defeated Sharon Jackson in the primary for Alaska State Senate District L on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick (R)	33.9	2,332
✔		Jared Goecker (R)	32.7	2,247
✔	Submit photo	Lee Hammermeister (D)	14.6	1,003
✔		Ken McCarty (R)	11.3	779
		Sharon Jackson (R)	7.5	513

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,874
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District L

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kelly Merrick in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kelly Merrick	57.9	8,497	0	Won (1)
		Ken McCarty	41.0	6,024	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.1	156	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,677
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Trotter (R)
• Joe Wright (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District L

Kelly Merrick, Ken McCarty, Joe Wright, and Clayton Trotter advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District L on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick (R)	53.1	5,324
✔		Ken McCarty (R)	28.7	2,872
✔		Joe Wright (R)	11.3	1,132
✔		Clayton Trotter (R)	6.9	691

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,019
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2020

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Kelly Merrick defeated Michael Risinger in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick (R)	71.8	7,602
		Michael Risinger (Independent)	27.9	2,960
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	30

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bruce Batten (D)
• Roger Branson (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Kelly Merrick advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick	100.0	2,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,308
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tiffany Quirk (R)

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Bruce Batten advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bruce Batten	100.0	655

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655
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2018

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Kelly Merrick defeated Joe Hackenmueller in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick (R)	62.4	4,781
	Submit photo	Joe Hackenmueller (D)	36.7	2,814
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	66

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Kelly Merrick defeated Jamie Allard and Eugene Harnett in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick	42.5	1,339
		Jamie Allard	36.4	1,148
	Submit photo	Eugene Harnett	21.1	664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,151
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14

Joe Hackenmueller advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 14 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joe Hackenmueller	100.0	760

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 760
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kelly Merrick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kelly Merrick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Kelly Merrick campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska State Senate District L	Won general	$182,096	$131,265
2022	Alaska State Senate District L	Won general	$140,555	$136,915
2020	Alaska House of Representatives District 14	Won general	$46,279	N/A**
2018	Alaska House of Representatives District 14	Won general	$75,342	N/A**
Grand total			$444,272	$268,181
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15.

2023

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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18.

2021

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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019. Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how they support legislation that helps Alaska’s private business sector." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Natasha A. Von Imhof (R)	Alaska State Senate District L 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Lora Reinbold (R)	Alaska House of Representatives District 14 2019-2023	Succeeded by Alyse Galvin

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Shelley Hughes (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Mike Shower (R)

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (9)