Candidates running for two Interior Senate seats have raised more than half a million dollars during their respective campaigns, according to data from the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC).
Republican Leslie Hajdukovich raised the most funds for Senate Interior races at $195,097.92. Approximately 5%, or $10,391.02, came from Outside.
Over half — $77,761.96 — came from donors with Fairbanks area addresses. Her donors include State Sen. Robb Myers, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mike Prax.
Hajdukovich’s donors gave an average of $333. Her campaign reported that 15 people donated at least $1,000.
She received $11,313 in support from political action committees representing the Dentists of Alaska, Citizens for Competition, Republican Women of Fairbanks, the Alaska Miners Association, the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association, Capital City Republicans, Alaska Build, the Alaska State Chamber, the Alaska Trucking Association and ConocoPhillips. Her largest donation of $4,565 came from the Capital City Republicans.
She’s spent $159,686.57 so far. Hajdukovich’s top expenses included $13,367.74 to Fairbanks-based Advance Printing for printed campaign material, highway signs, banners and yard signs, $63,894.64 Anchorage-based campaign consulting Fathom Strategic Communications, $16,642.13 to CS Project Solutions for campaign event organizing and $26,020.18 to Arena Mail & Digital for digital advertising.
Democrat incumbent Sen. Scott Kawasaki has raised $166,304.21, with the average supporter donating about $216. Approximately 0.6%, or $1,107.61, came from Outside, including a $1 donation from an Oklahoma attorney and $2 from a California investor. He received 18 donations of at least $1,000. His largest donations were $9,000 from the Senate Democratic Campaign, $10,000 from himself and $10,000 from Anchorage-attorney Robin Brena.
PACS gave $20,000 to Kawasaki, including the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association, the AFL-CIO, the Senate Democratic Campaign, Alaska Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF Local #1264, NEA-Alaska, IUOE Local #302, Employee Political Info Committee, ASEA/AFSCME Local #52, Alaska Laborers Local #341 PAC, Golden Heart PAC, IAFF Local #1324 PAC and Laborers Local #942.
He received support from other legislators, such as state Sens. Löki Gale Tobin, Elvi Gray-Jackson, Matt Claman, Jesse Kiehl and Forrest Dunbar, and Representatives Rebecca Himschoot, Sara Hannan, Andy Josephson, Maxine Dibert and Cliff Groh.
He has spent $33,073.52, including $7,000 to Ann Schmidt Consulting in Fairbanks, $4,581.50 to Service Business Printers in Anchorage, $4,390.09 to the Alaska Democratic Party and $5,790 to Skyline Signs.
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