Anchorage mayoral candidate Andrew Halcro has put about $91,000 of his own money into his campaign ahead of the April 7 city election, a huge sum that gets him closer to rival Dan Coffey in terms of overall fundraising totals, campaign disclosure reports filed Monday show.
But Coffey, who has been running for 17 months, remains by far the biggest fundraiser and spender in the campaign. Between Feb. 2 and March 6, Coffey reported spending about $124,394, which his campaign consultant said was mostly for radio advertising and mailers.
Coffey has received contributions from more than 660 individual donors, his campaign said, as well as from political action committees formed by Enstar employees and the Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association.
In his latest report to the Alaska Public Offices Commission, Coffey reported that he still has about $53,329 cash on hand. He has raised about $275,264 since he began his campaign in October 2013.
Democrat Ethan Berkowitz raised about $61,700 since entering the race Feb. 10, his Monday filing shows. He received donations from about 350 individuals, as well as four union-affiliated political action committees.
Berkowitz did not personally contribute to his campaign, though his wife, Mara Kimmel, donated $500. He reported expenditures of about $17,886.
In her last filing, Demboski had raised about $55,352, including about $32,428 of her own money.
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Mary / March 10, 2015
Money shouldn’t buy an election. I hope people vote on experience and best vision for our city, not on the best ads.
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Mary / March 10, 2015
Money shouldn’t buy an election. I hope people vote on experience and best vision for our city, not on the best ads.
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