Dustin Darden is a 38-year-old journeyman carpenter and city maintenance worker from Anchorage running as a Republican in Alaska's 2026 Senate primary. Darden is a perennial candidate and political activist known for outbursts at public meetings, conspiracy theories, and devotion to Alex Jones' InfoWars. Since 2011, he has run for office 10 times at local, state, and federal levels, averaging 6% of the vote in competitive races. He is affiliated with 1776 Alaska and has authored a petition initiative on water fluoridation discontinuation (approved in 2016). Darden's platform emphasizes constitutional rights, liberty, prosecution of public corruption, and religious themes, positioning himself as fighting a 'siege' against America's freedoms.
Dustin Darden is 38 years old (as of 2022), from Anchorage, Alaska. By occupation, he is a journeyman carpenter and city maintenance worker. He has been active in Alaska politics as a perennial candidate and activist affiliated with 1776 Alaska, a liberty-oriented organization. Darden has previously run for U.S. Senate (2022), Alaska House (2016, 2018), Anchorage Assembly (2015, 2023), and various other local offices, typically running as independent or Republican and receiving minimal vote shares. He is known in Anchorage political circles for his outbursts at public meetings and peddling conspiracy theories, particularly devotion to Alex Jones' InfoWars.