The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) is the state commission that enforces Alaska's campaign finance, lobbying and financial disclosure laws. It collects disclosure reports from candidates, lobbyists and officials, investigates complaints and fines violators of Alaska's election laws.
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Northeast Anchorage council urges "thorough and independent" study of Assembly spending
Northeast Community Council urges a "thorough and independent" study of Anchorage Assembly members' spending accounts in a resolution sent to the Assembly for Oct. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read
House candidate Sheldon Prout amends disclosure to describe 2025 advance work for vice president
House District 5 Republican Sheldon R.J. Prout amended his financial disclosure Tuesday. It lists a $50,000 to $100,000 business development salary and $1,000 to $2,000 for advance work for the Office of the Vice President from Feb. 28 to March 7, 2025.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read
Kratom coalition hires Frank Bickford to lobby Alaska lawmakers and agencies
The Global Kratom Coalition hired Frank Bickford to lobby Alaska lawmakers and agencies for $30,000 a year. The group backs banning concentrated 7-OH kratom but not leaf kratom.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Progressive group behind Alaska Voter Guide went by 907 Action until August
Alaska Voter Guide, formerly 907 Action, is a progressive independent-expenditure group. See who runs it, who funds it and how it connects to 907 Initiative.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Murdoch gives $500,000 to No on 2 as repeal side reports $279,000 from Aurora
Kathryn Murdoch gives No on 2 $500,000 and Aurora Action Network gives Repeal Now $279,000 in new APOC reports ahead of Alaska's Nov. 3 Ballot Measure 2 vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
DLCC-funded group reports $172,748 against five Republican Alaska House candidates
American Leadership Committee-Alaska, funded by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, reports $172,748.70 against five Republican Alaska House candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Outside groups report nearly $13 million in Alaska Senate spending in one week
Outside groups reported $12.8 million in Alaska's U.S. Senate race last week, about $7.4 million against Peltola or for Sullivan and $5.4 million on the other side.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read
National conservation fund gives $255,000 to Alaska Center group backing three House candidates
LCV Victory Fund gave $255,000 to The Alaska Center IE, which backs House candidates Ky Holland, Denny Wells and Danni Hall, a state disclosure report shows.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
State commission fines governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over LLC contribution
The Alaska Public Offices Commission fined Republican governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over a prohibited $25,000 contribution and WinRed spending reports.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Labor-backed committee pays $150,000 for Kreiss-Tomkins ticket ads
The Putting Alaskans First Committee paid $150,000 for Meta and Google ads backing the Kreiss-Tomkins and Johnson ticket. The labor-backed group reported raising $1.25 million through Oct. 2, including $350,000 from the public employee union AFSCME.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
NRA's political arm grades Alaska governor field, with A's for Bronson and Taylor
The NRA's political arm gives Republicans Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor A grades in Alaska's governor's race and Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins a C, but endorses no one in it. It registered Monday with state campaign regulators without saying which races, if any, it plans to enter.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min read
Anchorage Assembly member Zachary Johnson amends disclosure to adopt APOC staff recommendations
Anchorage Assembly member Zac Johnson, running mate of governor candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, amended his 2025 financial disclosure on Oct. 7 to adopt APOC staff recommendations after a complaint over his original filing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Kreiss-Tomkins leads governor money race as outside groups raise $3.15 million
New campaign finance reports show Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leading Alaska's 2026 governor race in fundraising and cash on hand, with large out-of-state donors and outside groups tied to the national Democratic and Republican governors associations raising millions more.
by Alaska News1w ago4 min read
APOC will require a paid-for-by line on every social media ad starting in 2027
The Alaska Public Offices Commission ended the practice of one disclaimer on a social media homepage covering every post. Each social media ad must carry its own paid-for-by identifier starting with the 2027 elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
NRA political fund registers with Alaska campaign regulators
The NRA Political Victory Fund registered Monday with the Alaska Public Offices Commission for the 2026 election year. The Virginia-based fund told the state it has no involvement in Alaska ballot initiatives.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
APOC sets Tuesday hearings on four disclosure complaints against statewide candidates
The Alaska Public Offices Commission is scheduled to hear four complaints Tuesday. Two are from Christopher Constant against Tregarrick Taylor and Bernadette Wilson, and two are from Joel Borgquist against Wilson and Zachary Johnson.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Outside groups report more than $1.8 million in new Alaska election spending
AFP Action disclosed $1.63 million in Alaska Senate spending and $40,630 for six Republican House candidates as another PAC targeted Sullivan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Alaska Jewish Campus registers lobbyist to seek state grant for indoor play center
The Alaska Jewish Campus registered lobbyist Clark Bickford on Oct. 1 to seek a legislative capital grant for an indoor play center for children with disabilities. The $4.2 million project has a $150,000 Trust grant and a preliminary $1.56 million state award notice.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
GOPAC fund gives $50,000 to group buying Juneau election ads
The Sitka-based Alaska Voter Project reported $50,000 from Virginia's GOPAC Election Fund and paid a Virginia firm nearly $19,000 for Juneau ads and a website. Its online ads urge votes for "pro-jobs, pro-business candidates" without naming any.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
No on 2 reports $8.76 million in cumulative contributions after $2.13 million influx
No on 2 reported $2.13 million in contributions and $2.18 million in spending in its Oct. 2 filing. Repeal Now's public filings contain conflicting cumulative totals.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Alaska Center's independent expenditure group spends about $27,900 on mailers for 10 legislative candidates
The Alaska Center's independent expenditure group reported nearly $27,900 in direct mail for 10 legislative candidates, a $10,000 gift from a Michigan retiree, and $4,527.50 in unpaid debts, including legal fees for compliance work.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Super PAC reports $815,000 more against Peltola as outside spending grows on both sides of Alaska Senate race
Alaska Senate outside spending: Last Frontier PAC reports $815,148 against Mary Peltola; North Star, WinSenate and SLF PAC report new spending in the Sullivan race.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Haines Borough voters decide five tax and planning measures with no fiscal note
Haines Borough voters decide Oct. 6 on five measures: repealing the seasonal sales tax, a severance tax, a 2 percent alcohol tax, a smaller senior exemption and an appointed planning commission. The borough has posted no fiscal note for any of them.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Bernadette Wilson amends disclosure to list Denali Disposal after APOC staff finds violation
Bernadette Wilson amends APOC financial disclosure to list Denali Disposal ownership after staff found a violation; hearing by Oct. 8 in governor race complaint.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell joins new group active in Juneau and Sitka elections
Angela Rodell, former Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation CEO, joins Alaska Voter Project as co-chair ahead of Juneau and Sitka Oct. 6 municipal elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Virginia-based GOPAC gives $150,000 to Anchorage group backing House conservatives
Families of the Last Frontier reported a $150,000 contribution from GOPAC, Inc. on Sept. 22, lifting its cycle total to $200,700, and a $4,065.68 mail buy backing six Alaska legislative candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
New independent expenditure group registers for Juneau and Sitka municipal elections
Alaska Voter Project registers with APOC as an independent expenditure group for Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 municipal elections; Forward Frontier also registers.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Labor-funded committee backs Republican Ruby Jones and opposes both her rivals in Eagle River House race
Union-funded Putting Alaskans First Committee backs Ruby Jones in Eagle River House District 23 and pays for ads against Jamie Allard and Lee Eric Hammermeister.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
National money registered on both sides of Alaska's governor's race this week
The Democratic Governors Association and Kodiak PAC, a new Republican-aligned independent expenditure group, both registered with APOC this week for Alaska's governor's race.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
An outside group has spent $3.77 million on Alaska's Senate race
Americans for Prosperity Action has reported $3.77 million in independent expenditures in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, backing Dan Sullivan and opposing Mary Peltola.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Peltola leads the poll. Sullivan leads the voters most likely to show up.
An AARP poll puts Mary Peltola ahead of Sen. Dan Sullivan 46-41 on first choices and 53-47 after ranked choice, while voters over 50 favor Sullivan.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
A new poll has Kreiss-Tomkins ahead in the first round and the last
An AARP poll puts Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins at 40 percent in Alaska's governor's race, ahead of three Republicans, and winning a ranked-choice simulation 55-45.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Wasilla group reports $93,850 in September spending for six Republican legislative candidates
Moving Alaska Forward reported $93,850 in spending on six Republican Alaska House candidates, funded by a $250,000 contribution from the RSLC Victory Fund.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Labor committee reports $125,000 in ads for four Alaska candidates
Putting Alaskans First reported $125,000 in Meta advertising for four Alaska legislative candidates in a new state filing.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Soldotna council candidate Conner refiles disclosure on the last day to file
Nicholas Conner, running for Soldotna City Council Seat B, filed an amended financial disclosure Tuesday, the last day of the filing period, after listing the wrong municipality on his original form. The filing lists 2025 household income, his auto glass business and three lenders.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000. It's spent $8,000 of it in cash.
SEIU 775 gave $500,000 to its Alaska independent expenditure committee, which reported just $8,117 in cash spending and $28,842 in debts owed back to the union.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A new Wasilla group spent $43,000 on six House candidates with D.C. money
Moving Alaska Forward, a new Wasilla independent expenditure group, spent $43,000 on six Republican House candidates using $250,000 from the RSLC Victory Fund.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
APOC denies expedited review of disclosure complaint against Johnson
The Alaska Public Offices Commission on Thursday denied a request to expedite a financial-disclosure complaint against candidate Zachary Johnson, sending the matter to a normal staff investigation with a merits hearing to be scheduled on or before Oct. 8.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago2 min read
New independent expenditure group registers in Anchorage to back Nellie Jimmie's re-election
Friends of Nellie Jimmie registered with the Alaska Public Offices Commission on Thursday as an independent expenditure group, saying more than one-third of its spending will go to Representative Nellie Unangiq Jimmie's re-election bid in the 2026 state general election.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
APOC denies fast-track review of disclosure complaint against Wilson
The Alaska Public Offices Commission denied expedited review of a financial disclosure complaint against candidate Bernadette Wilson, ordering a staff investigation.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago2 min read