FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Anchorage, AK – Today Bernadette Wilson, Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska, announced the endorsement of Morton Blackwell, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership PAC.
“I am pleased to endorse conservative Republican outsider Bernadette Wilson in the Alaska Governor’s race!” said Blackwell. “Bernadette is a proven leader who will lead the fight to secure Alaska’s future and always stand strong for our Constitutional principles and American values. I had the honor of working on President Ronald Reagan’s White House Staff for three years, and I am convinced that Bernadette Wilson is the clear Republican choice in this race. I encourage conservatives across Alaska to join me and unite behind Bernadette’s campaign!”
“It’s a true honor to earn Morton Blackwell’s endorsement,” said Bernadette. “I’m humbled by the confidence he has placed in our campaign. It’s hard not to appreciate the irony. Mr. Blackwell served in President Ronald Reagan’s administration, but long before Ronald Reagan became President, he was a political outsider who had never held elected office when he ran for Governor of California. Today, Mr. Blackwell is once again putting his faith in a candidate for governor who has never held political office before. I don’t take those similarities for granted, and I certainly don’t take his endorsement lightly. His decades of leadership in the conservative movement are an inspiration to so many of us who are on the front lines of the fight for constitutional government for and by the people. It is an incredible honor to have the support of someone who has witnessed firsthand what principled, outsider leadership can accomplish.”
Bernadette Wilson is the leading Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska. All independent polling to date has shown her winning the Republican primary race, the renowned forecaster Race to the White House also projects her as the frontrunner to win in November, and the Cook Political Report’s recent analysis identified Bernadette as the Republican in the strongest position.
Morton Blackwell joins a growing group of national and local conservative leaders and organizations supporting Bernadette, including Congressman Byron Donalds and the Valley Republican Women of Alaska, as well as support from various other Republican Districts across Alaska.
For more information visit www.BernadetteforGovernor.com