Several Alaskans are asking the state Division of Elections to rule that Wasilla Rep. David Eastman is ineligible to run for public office because of his membership in the right-wing militia tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Alaska state Rep. David Eastman, a Wasilla Republican is on the House floor on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Juneau.
Several Alaskans are challenging Rep. David Eastman’s candidacy for re-election to the Alaska House over his membership in a far-right militia whose leaders have been“He’s a legislator and I just really hold any representative in the state up to a higher standard,” said Jason Thomas, an Eagle River attorney who filedto Eastman’s candidacy. “Storming the Capitol or being associated with people who do isn’t okay.
The argument made by Thomas and others against Eastman’s eligibility to run for office is based on a section of the Alaska Constitution, which states that “No person who advocates, or who aids or belongs to any party or organization or association which advocates, the overthrow by force or violence of the government of the United States or of the State shall be qualified to hold any public office of trust or profit under this constitution.
of the Oath Keepers, a group whose leaders have been charged with federal conspiracy over their alleges roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection. But no evidence has linked Eastman to the riot at the Capitol, and he has not been charged with wrongdoing.In response to several specific questions on Thursday about his involvement in the group, he said in an email that he “would have to see the complaint before could comment on it.” He did not immediately respond when provided a copy of a complaint.
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