Progressive group behind Alaska Voter Guide went by 907 Action until August

A progressive political group that changed its name from 907 Action to Alaska Voter Guide in August is telling Alaskans how to rank candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and dozens of legislative seats in the Nov. 3 election, according to state campaign records and the group's website.

On its About page, the group says, "We combine the endorsements of leading progressive organizations with research about candidates and ballot measures." A disclaimer at the bottom of the site says the guide was paid for by Alaska Voter Guide. The state's official guide is the Official Election Pamphlet, published by the Alaska Division of Elections.

The group's fundraising page calls it "a political independent expenditure group." Alaska regulations put no limit on how much such groups can spend, as long as they don't coordinate with candidates and they report their donors and spending.

The guide recommends ranking Mary Peltola first for Senate and Bill Hill first for U.S. House, and says it does not recommend voting for Sen. Dan Sullivan or Rep. Nick Begich. It recommends ranking a different Senate candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, whom it describes as a Republican from Petersburg, second. It backs the ticket of Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Zac Johnson for governor and urges a no vote on Ballot Measure 2.

In legislative races, the guide repeatedly describes the candidates it recommends as members of the bipartisan coalitions that hold majorities in the House and Senate. Several entries note that an opponent has said they would not join one.

The group is chaired by Aubrey Wieber, who is also executive director of 907 Initiative, an Anchorage advocacy nonprofit that is spending in Alaska's congressional races. 907 Initiative reported $137,473 in digital ads against Sullivan and Begich in late August and September.

It also supplied $345,400 of the $395,551 raised from July through September by a super PAC, 907 Initiative Action, that is running ads against both men, according to federal reports filed Monday. Most of the rest came from Movement Voter PAC, a political committee based in Northampton, Massachusetts.

On Oct. 10, the super PAC reported an estimated $500,000 digital ad buy against Sullivan. 907 Initiative's federal report lists no contributions received, and public filings don't show where the nonprofit's money came from.

Alaska Voter Guide itself is much smaller. It has reported $49,092 in contributions for the 2026 elections from donors in Alaska and 11 other states, according to an Alaska News tally of its reports. Just under half, about 47%, came from outside Alaska. That was down from 59% before Lloyd Miller and Heather Kendall-Miller of Anchorage gave $5,000 each on Oct. 12.

Its largest 2026 contribution, $10,000, came from Emily Olsen, an Anchorage physician. Jabez Blumenthal of Seattle and Donna Goldsmith of Anchorage also gave $5,000 each.

In 2024, when it was called 907 Action, its donors included filmmaker Steven Spielberg and actor Kate Capshaw Spielberg, who gave $5,000 each.

The group has reported $17,000 in spending this election cycle, on an Anchorage municipal election guide and Google ads.