Murkowski’s Primary Challenger Hires 4 Trump Campaign Alumni

In this Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, then Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark Thiessen/AP

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has hired four former senior Trump campaign staffers as part of her Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).

Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, contracted National Public Affairs, a political consultancy run by Trump campaign alumni Bill Stepien, Justin Clark, and Nick Trainer. Tim Murtaugh, who served as the director of communications for President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, has joined as Tshibaka’s communications director.