Campaign war chest report

By
Suzanne Downing
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SEN. NATASHA VON IMHOF HAS CASH STASH

The Year Start Reports are in, and nearly $1 million has been logged into the Alaska Public Offices Commission portal for the legislative seats up for election this year.

The Year Start Report, due Feb. 18, details what candidates had on hand at the beginning of the year through Feb. 1, and it’s all in the interest of transparency in campaign finances.

The larger campaign bank accounts, with the exception of candidate Liz Snyder, belong to incumbents; only six of the 21 heavy-hitters are Democrats. For the top three, Republican Sen. Natasha Von Imhof tops the list with over $82,662, followed by Sen. Josh Revak at $55,000, and Rep. Sara Rasmussen at $45,560. For all three, they are finishing their first terms in office and this will be their first reelection campaign:

Senate

  • Sen. Natasha Von Imhof, Republican, District L: $82,662
  • Sen. Josh Revak, Republican, District M: $55,000
  • Sen. Tom Begich, Democrat, District J: $35,223
  • Sen. Cathy Giessel, Republican, District N: $30,786 (updated Feb. 26)
  • Sen. Shelley Hughes, Republican, District F: $22,661
  • Sen. John Coghill, Republican, District B: $19,275
  • Sen. Bill Wielechowski, Democrat, District H: $16,661

House of Representatives

  • Rep. Sara Rasmussen, Republican, District 22: $45,560
  • Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, Republican, District 15: $44,899
  • Liz Snyder, Democrat challenger for District 27: $86,472; (incumbent Rep. Lance Pruitt has not yet filed for reelection.)
  • Rep. Mell Gillis, Republican, District 25: $47,165
  • Rep. Matt Claman, Democrat, District 21: $41,777
  • Rep. Kelly Merrick, Republican, District 14: $30,137
  • Rep. Laddie Shaw, Republican, District 26: $28,587
  • Rep. Chuck Kopp, Republican, District 24: $27,728
  • Rep. Sarah Vance, Republican, District 31: $24,895
  • Rep. Sharon Jackson, Republican, District 13: $21,255
  • Rep. Jonathan Kreiss:-Tomkins, Democrat, District 35: $21,058
  • Rep. Jennifer Johnston, Republican, District 28: $19,716
  • Rep. Zack Fields, Democrat, District 19: $17,144
  • Rep. Bart LeBon, Republican, District 1: $16,292