Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Wednesday appointed a longtime state employee and Republican Party supporter to lead the Alaska Division of Elections.
Carol Beecher, who most recently led the state's child support division, will administer Alaska's elections. Her first day was Wednesday.
She succeeds Gail Fenumiai, the division's longtime director who retired late last year after administering Alaska's first ranked choice elections. Fenumiai led the division under several Republican-led administrations. During that time, she remained politically neutral and refrained from contributing to political campaigns.
