David Eastman

David Eastman is a Republican candidate for the Alaska House of Representatives, District 27, in the November 3, 2026 general election, and a former member of the House who served from 2017 to 2025.[1][2] A West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, he lives in Wasilla.[2][3]

David Eastman was born in Orange County, California, and lives in Wasilla, Alaska.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from West Point in 2003, a graduate degree from Biola University in 2008 and a graduate degree from the Acton School of Business in 2019, and he served in the U.S. Army from 2002 to 2009.[2] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, he said he chose Alaska as his first assignment as an Army officer and that he lives in Wasilla with his wife Jennifer and their four children.[3]

Eastman first won election to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2016, defeating Democrat Patricia Faye-Brazel in District 10, and he won re-election there in 2020 over Democrat Monica Stein-Olson.[2] In 2022 he won a seat representing District 27 with 51.3 percent of the vote in a ranked-choice general election.[2] In the 2023-2024 legislative session he was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.[2] He lost the 2024 general election in District 27 to Jubilee Underwood, 48.1 percent to 50.6 percent, and left office on January 21, 2025.[2]

In the August 18, 2026 nonpartisan primary, Eastman received 45.4 percent of the vote and advanced to the general election alongside incumbent Jubilee Underwood, a fellow Republican, who received 54.6 percent.[2] In his 2022 Ballotpedia survey, he listed his priorities as the Permanent Fund Dividend, public safety and justice, and integrity in government institutions.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.