Judiciary committee recommends forwarding Veronica Lambertson’s nomination despite questions about social posts and residency

The Senate Judiciary Committee on April 22 recommended forwarding Governor’s appointee Veronica Lambertson to a joint session for consideration to serve on the Alaska Police Standards Council, after committee members raised questions about social-media posts she made and whether she meets a small-community residency requirement for the public seat.

Lambertson, who spoke by phone, described herself as a long-time Alaska resident and a small-business owner who volunteers in local community groups. “I have been in Alaska since my parents moved up in ’85,” she said, and told the committee she had attended two Police Standards Council meetings since her 2025 appointment and found the certification process “very thorough and professional.”

The committee’s questioning included items the chair said staff had located on Lambertson’s public posts. Asked whether she believes the Holocaust occurred, Lambertson replied, “I believe that actually happened,” but added she did not think the public account told “the whole story.” Asked directly whether she believes children are being “harvested for adrenochrome,” Lambertson said, “I have no evidence of seeing it personally.” On questions about the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, she said she has “questions” about media narratives but that she would “trust a jury of 12 and peers” if they returned a guilty verdict.

Senator Tobin raised a separate concern about whether Lambertson qualifies for the specific public-member seat she was appointed to hold. Tobin noted that Turnagain Arm communities are within the Municipality of Anchorage and cited a statute he read as requiring at least two public-member seats to be reserved for communities with populations of 2,500 or fewer. “I think this is unfortunately a situation of where, Miss Lambertson has been put into a seat that she is not qualified to hold based on statute and practice,” Tobin said, and asked the chair to request a legal review. Chair Senator Clayman agreed to seek guidance from Legislative Legal.

After discussion, the committee placed Lambertson’s name to be forwarded to a joint session for consideration. The committee record shows no formal confirmation vote was taken in committee; the motion was to recommend forwarding her nomination for the next-stage consideration.

What’s next: The chair will request Legislative Legal to review the residency/seat-qualification question raised by Senator Tobin. Lambertson’s nomination will be scheduled for a joint session for further consideration; the transcript does not record a final confirmation vote.

Sources: Committee hearing transcript, April 22, 2026. All quotes are attributed to speakers who appear in the committee record.