Alaska Ethics Committee Finds ‘Probable Cause’ in Rep. Vance’s Letter to Homer News

MAGA lawmaker who abused office to silence Charlie Kirk critics let off the hook

A Republican politician was given a slap on the wrist for abusing her office to silence a critic of Charlie Kirk."[Alaska state] Rep. Sarah Vance — one of the state’s leading Christian Nationalist lawmakers — likely violated state ethics laws when she used her legislative office to threaten the Homer News over its coverage of a memorial she helped organize for Charlie Kirk," wrote The Alaska Current's Matt Acuña Buxton on Wednesday. "Her letter …

Probe finds letter from Homer Rep. Vance likely violated ethics law

An ethics committee says a letter from Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance criticizing the Homer News’ coverage of a Charlie Kirk vigil was an illegal partisan use of official resources.

Alaska ethics committee finds ‘probable cause’ in Rep. Vance’s letter to Homer News

One committee members files dissenting opinion to majority decision

Christian Nationalist lawmaker gets a slap on the wrist for threatening paper over Charlie Kirk coverage. She says she’s being silenced. - The Alaska Current

Homer Rep. Sarah Vance — one of the state’s leading Christian Nationalist lawmakers — likely violated state ethics laws when she used her legislative office to threaten the Homer News over its coverage of a memorial she helped organize for Charlie Kirk. Her letter to Carpenter Media, sent on Alaska State Legislature letterhead, sparked a firestorm in local media last fall, with reporters and editors resigning after ownership gave in to Vance’s t…