GOPAC fund gives $50,000 to group buying Juneau election ads

The Sitka-based Alaska Voter Project reported Friday that it took in $50,000 from the GOPAC Election Fund of Arlington, Virginia, and paid a Virginia public affairs firm nearly $19,000 for Juneau ads and a website. Both transactions appear in a 24-hour independent expenditure report.

Juneau voting ends Tuesday, Oct. 6, on three Assembly seats, two school board seats and three propositions. Neither the filing nor the group's Meta ads, running since Sept. 28, name a candidate or proposition. The ads urge votes for "pro-jobs, pro-business candidates" and "candidates who support responsible tourism and strong local economies," and list Sitka Dock Company LLC as top contributor.

Before the GOPAC money arrived Oct. 1, the group had $5,100, including $5,000 from Sitka Dock Company LLC, whose members include the group's chair, Chris McGraw of Sitka. Angela Rodell became co-chair Sept. 25, and Treasurer Cheryl Frasca of Anchorage filed the reports. The group registered Sept. 23 for Juneau and Sitka elections.

Plus Communications of Arlington received $18,933.62. That included $7,400 for radio spots on KJNO-AM and KTKU-FM, $4,627.62 for a Juneau Empire ad, $3,906 for Meta and other digital ads and $3,000 for a website.

The filing lists dozens of GOPAC Election Fund donors, about $3.7 million since July 2025, without saying which supplied the $50,000. They include Protect and Serve PAC of Beverly, Massachusetts, about $1.4 million; Blue and Gold Fund, $300,000; Unite America PAC of Denver, $245,000; and individuals from Texas, Kansas, Michigan and other states.