Ethics complaints against Rep. Sarah Vance for Charlie Kirk article protest remains after legislative hearing

Homer lawmaker’s attempt to dismiss complaints nixed Friday by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics

A state ethics committee Friday rejected Rep. Sarah Vance’s effort to throw out accusations against her, finding probable cause that she had violated the Alaska legislative ethics code.

Vance, R-Homer, used official state letterhead, official state social media and her official title to complain to the owners of the Homer News about an article covering a vigil for Charlie Kirk she helped organize in September 2025.

That letter, which brought swift cuts to the original article by newspaper management, precipitated 18 complaints to the legislature’s ethics committee…(Read full story)