J.R. Myers

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J.R. Myers

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 16, 2022

Education

High school

Charles Marion Russell High School

Bachelor's

University of Great Falls, 1991

Graduate

University of Great Falls, 2001

Personal

Profession

Behavioral health clinician

Contact

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J.R. Myers (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 16, 2022.

Myers also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. He lost in the special primary on June 11, 2022.

Myers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

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Born in Great Falls, Montana, Myers spent part of his early childhood in Anchorage, Alaska where his father worked as a HAM radio operator. Myers and his family returned to Montana, where he attended elementary school and high school.

Myers became involved in his community at an early age. Following high school, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Great Falls Native American Association and Health Clinic. He also assisted in the founding of the Great Falls NAACP. While living in Great Falls, Myers earned his B.S. in Liberal Arts, M.S. in Human Services and M.S. in Professional Counseling from the University of Great Falls.

Myers also considered himself a "Reagan Republican" and served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and on the Flathead County Republican Central Committee. He also worked with the Montana Republican Party and served as chair for the Libertarian and Reform Parties.

In 2003, Myers moved to Alaska. There he became a member of the Alaskan Independence Party eventually becoming AIP Vice Chair. In 2010, he founded and chaired the Alaska Constitution Party, a formal affiliate of the national Constitution Party.

Myers has worked as a behavioral health clinician at Lynn Canal Counseling Services in Haines, Alaska. He worked as a professional counselor for over 15 years.

Education

• Charles Marion Russell High School
• Bachelor of Science - College of Great Falls (1991)
• Master of Human Services - University of Great Falls (1997)
• Master of Professional Counseling - University of Great Falls (2001)

Elections

2022

Regular election

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola in round 3 . 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
		Mary Peltola	55.0	137,263	7,477	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	45.0	112,471	43,072	3
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-64,499	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	49.2	129,786	1,031	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	26.3	69,399	1,069	3
		Nicholas Begich	24.5	64,499	1,994	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	-4,999	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	48.7	128,755	0	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	25.8	68,330	0	3
		Nicholas Begich	23.6	62,505	0	3
		Chris Bye	1.9	4,999	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sherry Strizak (Independent)
• Tara Sweeney (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	36.8	70,295
✔		Sarah Palin (R)	30.2	57,693
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	26.2	50,021
✔		Tara Sweeney (R)	3.8	7,195
		Chris Bye (L)	0.6	1,189
		J.R. Myers (L)	0.3	531
		Robert Lyons (R)	0.2	447
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (R)	0.2	403
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (R)	0.2	355
		Randy Purham (R)	0.2	311
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)	0.1	270
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Independent)	0.1	252
		Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)	0.1	248
	Submit photo	Denise Williams (R)	0.1	242
		Gregg Brelsford (Independent)	0.1	241
	Submit photo	David Hughes (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	Andrew Phelps (Independent)	0.1	222
	Submit photo	Tremayne Wilson (Independent)	0.1	194
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Independent)	0.1	191
	Submit photo	Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)	0.1	187
	Submit photo	Ted Heintz (Independent)	0.1	173
	Submit photo	Davis LeBlanc Jr. (R)	0.1	117

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Cropley (Independent)
• Julio Perez (R)
• Don Young (R)
• Shannon Evans (R)
• Christopher Constant (D)
• Al Gross (Independent)
• Adam Wool (D)
• Mike Milligan (D)
• Mikel Melander (R)
• William Hibler (Independent)
• Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)
• John B. Coghill (R)
• Josh Revak (R)

Special election

Note: The state did not release vote totals for individual write-in candidates. Certified write-in candidates are listed below without vote totals.

See also: United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022

United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022 (June 11 top-four primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola 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
		Mary Peltola	51.5	91,266	15,467	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	48.5	86,026	27,053	2
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-53,810	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	40.2	75,799	0	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	31.3	58,973	0	2
		Nicholas Begich	28.5	53,810	0	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Gross (Independent)

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on June 11, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Palin (R)	27.0	43,601
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	19.1	30,861
✔		Al Gross (Independent)	12.6	20,392
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	10.1	16,265
		Tara Sweeney (R)	5.9	9,560
		Santa Claus (Independent)	4.7	7,625
		Christopher Constant (D)	3.9	6,224
		Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)	3.7	5,994
		John B. Coghill (R)	2.4	3,842
		Josh Revak (R)	2.3	3,785
	Submit photo	Andrew Halcro (Independent)	1.9	3,013
		Adam Wool (D)	1.7	2,730
	Submit photo	Emil Notti (D)	1.1	1,777
		Chris Bye (L)	0.6	1,049
	Submit photo	Mike Milligan (D)	0.4	608
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.2	380
	Submit photo	Laurel Foster (Independent)	0.2	338
		Stephen Wright (R)	0.2	332
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (R)	0.2	286
		J.R. Myers (L)	0.2	285
		Gregg Brelsford (Independent)	0.2	284
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (D)	0.1	199
		Robert Lyons (R)	0.1	197
	Submit photo	Otto Florschutz (R)	0.1	193
	Submit photo	Maxwell Sumner (R)	0.1	133
	Submit photo	Richard Trotter (R)	0.1	121
	Submit photo	Anne McCabe (Independent)	0.1	118
	Submit photo	John Callahan (R)	0.1	114
		Arlene Carle (Independent)	0.1	107
	Submit photo	Tim Beck (Independent)	0.1	96
	Submit photo	Thomas Gibbons (R)	0.1	94
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Independent)	0.1	92
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)	0.1	87
		Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)	0.1	83
	Submit photo	Ted Heintz (L)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Karyn Griffin (Independent)	0.0	67
	Submit photo	David Hughes (Independent)	0.0	54
	Submit photo	Don Knight (Independent)	0.0	46
	Submit photo	Jo Woodward (R)	0.0	44
	Submit photo	Jason Williams (Independent)	0.0	37
	Submit photo	Robert Brown (Independent)	0.0	36
	Submit photo	Dennis Aguayo (Independent)	0.0	31
		William Hibler (Independent)	0.0	25
	Submit photo	Bradley Welter (R)	0.0	24
	Submit photo	David Thistle (Independent)	0.0	23
	Submit photo	Brian Beal (Independent)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Mikel Melander (R)	0.0	17

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Sumner (R)
• Breck Craig (Independent)
• Richard Morris (Independent)

2020

Presidency

See also: Presidential candidates, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.

Presidential election, 2020

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)	51.3	81,282,632	306
		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)	46.9	74,223,234	232
		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)	1.2	1,864,873	0
		Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)	0.3	402,795	0
		Roque De La Fuente (multiple running mates) (Alliance Party)	0.1	88,214	0
		Gloria La Riva (multiple running mates) (Party for Socialism and Liberation)	0.1	84,905	0
		Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)	0.0	67,906	0
		Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)	0.0	59,924	0
		Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)	0.0	49,764	0
		Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)	0.0	35,260	0
		Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)	0.0	6,791	0
		Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)	0.0	6,647	0
		Jade Simmons (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	6,534	0
		Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)	0.0	5,949	0
		Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)	0.0	5,394	0
		Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)	0.0	4,844	0
		Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)	0.0	3,284	0
		President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)	0.0	3,171	0
		Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Independent)	0.0	2,843	0
		Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)	0.0	2,662	0
		Sheila Tittle (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	1,806	0
		Connie Gammon/Phil Collins (Independent)	0.0	1,475	0
		J.R. Myers/Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty)	0.0	1,372	0
		Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent)	0.0	1,241	0
		H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)	0.0	1,175	0
		Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)	0.0	856	0
		Kyle Kenley Kopitke (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	815	0
		Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)	0.0	546	0
		Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Independent)	0.0	497	0
		Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.0	409	0
		Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)	0.0	317	0
		Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)	0.0	213	0
		Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Independent)	0.0	175	0
		Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)	0.0	141	0
		Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)	0.0	126	0
		Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)	0.0	29	0
		Other write-in votes	0.1	183,207	0

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 158,402,026 0 states have not been called.

2016

President of the United States

Myers was a 2016 Constitution Party candidate for vice president. He ran on the ticket with Scott Copeland as the presidential nominee.

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Kurt Olson (R) did not seek re-election.

Gary A. Knopp defeated Shauna Thornton, Daniel Lynch and J.R. Myers in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary A. Knopp	65.51%	5,346
	Democratic	Shauna Thornton	22.89%	1,868
	Independent	Daniel Lynch	5.80%	473
	Constitution	J.R. Myers	5.80%	473
Total Votes				8,160
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Shauna Thornton ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Shauna Thornton  (unopposed)

Gary A. Knopp defeated Keith D. Baxter, Rick R. Koch and Kelly J. Wolf in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary A. Knopp	43.14%	887
	Republican	Keith D. Baxter	15.22%	313
	Republican	Rick R. Koch	28.26%	581
	Republican	Kelly J. Wolf	13.38%	275
Total Votes				2,056

2014

See also: Alaska Gubernatorial election, 2014

Myers ran for election as Governor of Alaska on the Alaska Constitution Party line. Because Alaska did not recognize the Constitution Party as an official political party, Myers and running mate Maria Rensel were each required to submit petitions to qualify for a joint slot on the general election ballot. Their petitions were verified by the State Division of Elections in August, earning the Alaska Constitution Party Gov/Lt. Gov ticket its first-ever appearance on the November ballot. J.R. Myers lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Bill Walker/Byron Mallott	48.1%	134,658
	Republican	Sean Parnell/Dan Sullivan Incumbent	45.9%	128,435
	Libertarian	Carolyn "Care" Clift/Andrew C. Lee	3.2%	8,985
	Constitution	J.R. Myers/Maria Rensel	2.5%	6,987
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	893
Total Votes				279,958
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections

Race background

Timeline

May 3, 2013: Incumbent Sean Parnell (R) announces bid for re-election as Alaska Governor October 20, 2013: Alaska Democratic Party's central committee votes unanimously to back Democratic candidate Byron Mallott, the party's earliest ever gubernatorial endorsement vote August 19, 2014: Parnell re-nominated in Republican primary; Mallott wins ADL primary August 19, 2014: Alaska Constitution Party candidate J.R. Myers certified to appear on ballot September 1, 2014: Alaska Democratic Party's central committee votes 89-2 to reject the Mallott-led Democratic gubernatorial ticket; forms "Alaska First Unity Ticket" led by Bill Walker (I), with Mallott as Lt. Gov. September 17, 2014: Alaska Republican Party district chair files lawsuit against state election authorities for allowing ticket merger September 26, 2014: Unity ticket upheld by Alaska Superior Court Judge John Suddock October 21, 2014: Former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin endorses independent unity ticket of Walker and Mallott November 14, 2014: Walker and Mallott are declared the winners of the race, 10 days after the general election.

Republican incumbent Gov. Sean Parnell was first elected in 2010 and sought a second term in 2014. Parnell considered a bid for Congress in the 2014 electoral cycle, but ultimately settled on running for re-election as governor, announcing his decision in May 2013. By the following May, Parnell appeared to be in strong standing for re-election. A Public Policy Poll showed the incumbent leading three potential general election opponents by at least 10 points, while The Cook Political Report released another round of 2014 governors race ratings and labeled the Alaska Governor seat as "Solid Republican" under Parnell. Parnell ultimately lost the November 4 general election to Republican-turned-Independent Bill Walker. The outcome of the close gubernatorial race remained unknown 10 days after the polls closed as additional ballots were counted.

Parnell defeated three challengers - Gerald L. "Tap" Heikes, Russ Millette and Brad Snowden - to secure the Republican Party's re-nomination in the August 19 primary. The Democratic-Libertarian-Independence (or "ADL") primary ballot included Democrats Byron Mallott and Phil Stoddard, as well as uncontested Libertarian nominee Carolyn "Care" Clift. Mallott received the highest number of votes in the ADL primary, and was set to advance as the Democratic nominee to the general election along with Parnell, Clift, Bill Walker (independent) and J.R. Myers (Alaska Constitution Party), until a ticket merger with Walker placed him in the lieutenant governor spot.

Republican, Democratic, Alaskan Independence and Libertarian Party candidates do not need to petition to appear on the ballot in Alaska. Alaska Constitution Party Chairman J.R. Myers succeeded in submitting the required 3,017 valid petition signatures by August 19 for a place on the November ballot. If he earned a minimum of 3 percent of the 2014 general election vote, the Constitution Party would have been reclassified from a political group to a political party and shared the same ballot access privileges as the existing four qualified parties. The Alaska Constitution Party was previously affiliated with the Alaskan Independence Party, of which Myers served two years as vice chairman. Myers garnered 2.5 percent of the vote by the end of the vote count, falling short of the minimum threshold.

Fusion ticket

Weeks after the primary, the state Democratic Party's central committee voted 89-2 to reject the Mallott-led Democratic gubernatorial ticket and instead supported an alternative fusion ticket pairing Mallott with independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker. The spontaneous formation of the Walker/Mallott "Alaska First Unity Ticket" necessitated the withdrawal of two candidates, Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Hollis French and Walker's original running mate Craig Fleener, who resigned from his post as state deputy fish and game commissioner to run with Walker. Walker and Mallott won the general election by a 2 percent margin.

Almost one year prior to the shuffle, the Alaska Democratic Party voted unanimously to back Mallott for governor. The party stated that Mallott's was their earliest ever gubernatorial endorsement vote, citing the members' approval of the candidate's "public service, business experience and 'progressive' values."

One of the driving forces behind the ticket merger was the Alaska AFL-CIO's decision to boycott the three-way governor's race, echoing a complaint among Parnell opponents that the three-way election favored the incumbent. The AFL-CIO, a leading contributor to campaigns in Alaska and nationwide, went on to support the newly formed ticket.

Lawsuit

Soon after state election chief Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and the Alaska Division of Elections granted permission for the campaigns to join forces on September 2, Steven Strait, a district chair for the Alaska Republican Party, filed a lawsuit challenging the order and requesting the ballot be restored to its pre-merger state. The original lineup gave Parnell a distinct advantage, but Strait and other lawsuit proponents insisted the challenge was not politically motivated. "French and Fleener did not resign as candidates for lieutenant governor out of any emergency, but instead resigned solely because they were asked and pressured to do so," Strait asserted, in contrast with the precedent-setting 2006 case wherein an independent lieutenant gubernatorial candidate quit the race at the eleventh hour and the State Division of Elections issued an emergency regulation to give his running mate, Andrew Halcro, the chance to name a replacement. As thousands of overseas ballots had already been mailed for the 2014 election, an expedited ruling was scheduled for September 26, whereupon Alaska Superior Court Judge John Suddock decided in favor of the elections authorities. To back up his ruling, Suddock cited a different precedent than the one Strait put forth, involving a similar ballot reconfiguration during the 1990 gubernatorial race which was challenged and ultimately upheld by the Alaska Supreme Court. In that case, the Alaskan Independence Party ticket bowed out and the new Independence Party nominee selected the Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee as his running mate, requiring his withdrawal from the Republican ticket.

Endorsements

Bill Walker received the endorsement of former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) prior to the general election.

Polls

General election
All candidates

Governor of Alaska: All candidates
Poll	Sean Parnell* (R)	Bill Walker (I)	Carolyn "Care" Clift (L)	J.R. Myers (C)	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling November 1-2, 2014	45%	46%	2%	2%	5%	+/-3	1,052
Hellenthal & Associates October 15-21, 2014	44.3%	42.5%	3.8%	0.8%	8.6%	+/-4.88	403
HAI September 26-October 2, 2014	46%	38%	4%	2%	10%	+/-4.9	400
Public Policy Polling September 18-21, 2014	41%	42%	3%	2%	13%	+/--	880
AVERAGES	44.08%	42.13%	3.2%	1.7%	9.15%	+/-0.75	683.75
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Parnell vs. Walker

Governor of Alaska: Parnell vs. Walker
Poll	Sean Parnell* (R)	Bill Walker (I)	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov October 16-23, 2014	42%	39%	20%	+/-9	561
Rasmussen Reports October 8-12, 2014	41%	50%	9%	+/-4	700
CNN/ORC October 1-6, 2014	45%	51%	4%	+/-3	1,015
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014	40%	45%	15%	+/-5	593
Hays Research (D-Alaska AFL-CIO/Walker) September 13-14, 2014	30%	37%	31%	+/-4.38	500
Hays Research/Walker (I) August 20-22, 2014	40%	43%	15%	+/-4.5	474
Public Policy Poll July 31-August 3, 2014	41%	40%	19%	+/-3.8	673
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014	46.3%	45.1%	8.6%	+/-4.05	584
AVERAGES	40.66%	43.76%	15.2%	+/-4.72	637.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

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Hypothetical match-ups
Hypothetical match-up: Parnell vs. Mallott

Governor of Alaska
Poll	Sean Parnell* (R)	Byron Mallott (D)	Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Poll July 31-August 3, 2014	48%	37%	14%	+/-3.8	673
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014	34.0%	54.9%	11.1%	+/-4.05	584
AVERAGES	41%	45.95%	12.55%	+/-3.93	628.5
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Hypothetical match-up: Parnell vs. Mallott vs. Walker

Governor of Alaska
Poll	Sean Parnell* (R)	Byron Mallott (D)	Bill Walker (I)	Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size
Ivan Moore Research Poll (Internal) June 19-23, 2014	42%	16%	29%	13%	+/-4.05	584
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Hypothetical match-up: Five-way race

Governor of Alaska
Poll	Sean Parnell* (R)	Care Clift (L)	Byron Mallott (D)	J.R. Myers (C)	Bill Walker (I)	Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling July 31-August 3, 2014	37%	3%	22%	2%	20%	16%	+/-3.8	673
Public Policy Pollingl May 8-11, 2014	37%	0%	27%	4%	17%	15%	+/-4.1	582
Public Policy Polling January 30-February 1, 2014	41%	0%	25%	3%	16%	15%	+/-3.4	850
AVERAGES	38.33%	1%	24.67%	3%	17.67%	15.33%	+/-3.77	701.67
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**Due to the nature of the comparison, a placeholder figure of 0% is assigned to candidates not included in any given match-up round

J.R. Meyers' first campaign video for 2014 governor race

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

J.R. Myers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Myers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born in Great Falls, Montana in 1963. Shortly thereafter, I was in Anchorage, Alaska for the first time. I learned to talk while in Anchorage. My family ties in Alaska predate statehood. My grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, parents and older sister have all lived in various parts of Alaska. I returned to Alaska in 2003 to serve as a counselor to the people here. I have lived in or near Anchorage, Homer, Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik, Kenai, Kalifonsky Beach, Haines and Soldotna. I have two earned Masters degrees, one in Human Services, the other in Professional Counseling. I believe in community service, civic involvement and self-determination. I have served on many nonprofit boards over the years. I have advocated for those without a voice. I have wokred to forge community partnerships to address local needs. I have been politically involved since I was 17 on the local, state and federal levels. I believe in forming issues oriented alignments to achieve real practical solutions. I ask for your support and for the vote of Alaskans. I believe in innovative and outside of the box solutions. I have a demonstrated ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and challenging personalities. I am well prepared to be the genuine public servant that Alaskans want and need. In these challenging times, nothing can be taken for granted. I will champion the rights of the innocent, vulnerable and silent. I will be a bold advocate for ALL the people of Alaska.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Life, I believe in the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. I oppose abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, capital punishment, police killings and war.
• Liberty, I believe in the right of the individual to live as they choose, according to their own conscience, so long as they do not violate the rights of others in the exercise of their choices.
• The Pursuit of Happiness, I believe in the right to acquire, possess and utilize private property according to one's own ideals, free from government overreach.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Election integrity and reform. We need to safeguard the entire process from voter registration to vote counting, and everything in between like ballot chain of custody, use of citizen poll watchers. We need to eliminate cynical roadblocks erected by the establishment parties to prevent electoral competition. We need a truly free, fair and equal system of ballot access open for all parties and independents. We need to stop subsidizing political parties through publically financed primary elections. We need better public oversight of voter registration, ballot counting, and chain of ballot custody, We need balanced media coverage and debate inclusion for all candidates appearing on the ballot. We need real campaign finance reform and term limits.

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2014

The following were excerpts of campaign issues supported by the Constitution Party listed on Myers' campaign website:

“	Gun rights "The right of individuals and of citizen militias to keep and bear arms, including legally concealed weapons; and the freedom to manufacture, purchase, trade and train in the use of such weapons and their constituent parts including the unfettered acquisition of ammunition" Property rights "We seek to amend the Constitution of the State of Alaska to re-establish the rights of all Alaskan residents to entry upon all public lands within the state, and to acquire private property interest therein, under fair and reasonable conditions. Such property interest shall include surface and sub-surface patent." Elections "Providing for the direct popular election of the Alaska Attorney General and all Alaska judges and magistrates" Jury Nullification "The right of jurors to judge the law as well as the facts, according to their conscience" Property taxes "eventually eliminate property taxes altogether" Social issues "Strengthening the traditional family and supporting individual accountability without unwarranted government interference or regulation. This includes support of the educational rights of parents to privately or home school their children"	”
—The Alaska Constitution Party

Campaign finance summary

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J.R. Myers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House Alaska At-large District	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	President of the United States	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2014	Governor of Alaska	Lost	$15,237	N/A**
Grand total			$15,237	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)