Nicholas Begich Educational Background • Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, Texas • Master of Business Administration from Indiana University Bloomington Career • Served as a board member of Alaska Policy Forum, co-chair of the Alaska Republican Party’s Finance Committee, and co-chair on a politician’s reelection campaign for the U.S. House • Founded a software development company called FarShore Partners and later served as its executive chairman • Supports energy independence, protecting the second amendment, parent choice in education, cutting healthcare costs, and limiting overfishing practices; does not support the current immigration system Personal Information • Paternal grandson of Nick Begich Sr., who served as a U.S. Representative for Alaska (1971) • Lives in Chugiak, Anchorage, Alaska • He and his wife, Dharna, have one son named Nicholas IV