A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000. It's spent $8,000 of it in cash.

A Seattle-based caregivers' union has contributed $500,000 to an Anchorage-based independent-expenditure committee supporting Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor and six House candidates, according to a disclosure filed Saturday with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

SEIU 775 made the contribution Sept. 8 to the affiliated SEIU 775 AK Quality Care Committee. The filing identifies the union as the "true source," meaning the origin of the contributed money.

The form is labeled a "Twenty-four Hour" report but was submitted Sept. 12, four days after the contribution date. APOC's 2026 reporting calendar says candidate independent-expenditure groups must file an additional report within 24 hours after receiving more than $2,000 from one source. The public filing does not explain the timing.

The same report lists one paid expenditure: $8,117.83 to Anchorage printer Color Art Printing for door hangers supporting Kreiss-Tomkins and his running mate, Zac Johnson. It also lists $28,842 in unpaid debts to SEIU 775 for staff door-knocking and phone-banking hours recorded in August.

Of that labor, $16,368 was attributed to work supporting the gubernatorial ticket. The balance supported six House candidates: nonpartisans Joy Beth Cottle and incumbent Ky Holland, registered Democrats Danni Hall and Lisa Keller, and registered Republicans Gina Wall and Ruby Jones. The debts are disclosed campaign expenses that remain unpaid, not an alternative to reporting the activity.

A national Republican organization is also putting money into Alaska House races. The RSLC Victory Fund contributed $250,000 on Sept. 9 to Moving Alaska Forward, a Wasilla-based independent-expenditure committee. The following day, the Alaska committee reported paying $43,000 to Lurtsema Communications for voter data, walk books, digital and print development, social media and other services supporting six Republican candidates.

They include Julie Coulombe, who is running against Hall, and John C. Boyle, who is challenging Holland. The filing reported no debts and did not report the remaining $207,000 as spent.

The money from either committee did not go to the candidates' campaigns. Under Alaska law, independent expenditures must be made without consultation or cooperation with the candidates or their campaigns.