Former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, who recently stepped down and is expected to enter the 2026 race for governor, has asked the Alaska Public Offices Commission for an exemption in filing certain required financial disclosures.
At issue is Taylor’s extensive rental property business; he and his wife own Inlet Towers in Anchorage. According to correspondence between Taylor, his wife Jodi, and APOC staff, the Taylors own 234 rental units, most of which had been previously managed by a third-party company. State law requires public officials to disclose all income over $1,000, including the names of tenants who pay that amount or more annually, the exact rental payments, and the name of the property manager if it is not the official or a family member.
Taylor, while still attorney general, submitted a request for an exemption on March 17, the deadline for annual disclosures, citing the cumbersome nature of manually entering hundreds of rental income records into APOC’s electronic filing system. He noted that while other sections of the disclosure form allow for file uploads, the rental income section does not. “My filing in regards to rental income would be extensive due to the number of tenants and the turnover among tenants and would take a significant amount of time to enter by hand,” Taylor wrote.
“My request for an exemption/waiver would be until the functionality for uploading a file for rental income is available as it is in other sections of the filing,” Taylor wrote. “I believe that APOC staff have expressed interest in adding the option to upload rental income as a file. I certify that all the facts stated in this exemption/waiver request are true. I will submit my 2024 public official filing to the best of my ability without the information which is the subject of this exemption/waiver request.”
The request, however, was set aside by staff during APOC’s busiest filing season and resurfaced in July after staff contacted the Taylors, who said that Jodi Taylor, Treg’s wife, manages the property.
APOC staff advised that while exemptions from electronic filing can be granted, the law does not allow exemption from disclosure itself.
“Additionally, I have been advised that your exemption request should have been submitted as a request for exemption from electronically filing under 2 AAC 50.816. While the request must still comport with provisions of 2 AAC 50.821, your request should have also included the information or statement that you are seeking exemption from reporting, in an alternative format,” wrote the paralegal staffer at APOC.
Officials asked Taylor to provide the rental income data in an alternative format, such as a spreadsheet, but as of late July, no such disclosure had been made. In its staff recommendation, APOC emphasized that disclosure is the core intent of Alaska’s ethics law, particularly for high-ranking officials like the attorney general.
“Exempting the electronic disclosure of a filer’s sources of income because the filer finds APOC’s filing system to be inconvenient places a burden upon the citizens who use these disclosures to ensure transparency,” the staff said in the documentation.
Still, the commission is expected to consider whether a limited exemption should be allowed at its Sept. 10 meeting, given the unusual volume of Taylor’s rental holdings and the lack of upload functionality in APOC’s system.
Taylor’s handling of the disclosure may draw scrutiny as he positions himself for a run for governor. Personal financial disclosures have discouraged many business people from running for office, and so some may ask why Taylor, as attorney general, should get an exemption on his Public Official Financial Disclosure. The documents related to this matter are at this link.
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I really dont care how “cumbersome” this seems. Full transparency is there for a reason.
If APOC allows this, shame on them! It will put an indelible stain on their future decisions.
You probably don’t “care how “cumbersome” this seems” because you don’t have to do it.
As someone who has lived up here his whole life and had numerous businesses, some of the state systems are just plain stupid, and they can cause literally months of clerical work for a business because of their clunkyness. As an example, when I had a business here that did work all over the continental united states (yes, we brought outside work up to Alaska for Alaskans to do) I had to document (personally) all of the business trips outside for my PFD. It damn near made me not want to apply a couple of times. Literally 20 hours of work to document all of the one day trips to various locations, one at a time, by hand.
Then the joy of having someone from the PFD office call and want further documentation about a 1 day meeting with a client in Portland.
Trust me, you don’t care because (1) you haven’t lived it and (2) you probably are not a Treg supporter. I’m not sure I am either (but what a piss poor field of candidates), but try to empathize a second before you go all keyboard warrior.
This, BTW, is why the state needs a big dose of DOGE-ing. We have so many stupid systems and processes that do nothing to add value but just take a ton of time and money – like this.
If he has hundreds of renters/tenants, then they must keep track of who they are, how much they pay monthly, and all of the additional details related to that. Someone can export some files to provide that list, it isn’t that hard considering modern recordkeeping is digital and no longer kept in large binders. It would seem like Mr. Taylor could at least offer an output that includes much of the required disclosure information and request, if needed, an exemption for some of the categories that may require additional effort. That would still be problematic considering there is a property manager, likely book keeper/accountant, and other paid professionals that help him run a large rental business. Don’t conflate your personal issues with your PFD application with work professional service and management companies complete all of the time.
Painful,
You should read the article.
It isn’t about my “personal information on …PFD”.
It’s about those of us that own and run businesses to interact with the state. There’s so much with the state that is so outdated but mandated. It’s a total PITA.
Not saying he shouldn’t provide it. He should, but the state is notorious for requiring information but has no idea of how the private sector works.
Full stop.
You might want to re-read the article. He said he has the renter info. He said he’s happy to give them the renter info. He has a spreadsheet just like you suggested and would like to upload the spreadsheet. But the APOC system does not accommodate that.
You’re running for PUBLIC OFFICE – full.disclosure.
BooHoo – you have some clerical work to do.
Balony. To print off a list of names and provide them in an alternate format would take less time than they’ve already invested in these hearings.
I agree with you, Jackie. Running the State of Alaska and dealing with all the nuances that are cumbersome for everyone is part of the process. Transparency is very important as it leaves less wiggle room for them to hide their corruption.
Taylor should disclose everything. He owns rental property. Clearly, he has the ample resources to HIRE someone to sit down at the computer and INPUT all the data. The fact that he acts like he has to personally do this, and does NOT have the COMMON SENSE to HIRE a DATA ENTRY individual, explains why people distrust the Alaska Department of Law. Can you imagine this guy as the next Governor? Anyone associated with the Dunleavy administration should be a solid ‘no chance’ and that includes Corrupt Crummy Crum.
Also, be alert for these fakery individuals who ‘change their skin’ to act like they give a damn about Alaskans. One can usually spot them a mile off, appearing as the typical SYCHOPHANTS supporting a failed administration.
Alaskans need someone who actually cares about Alaska for Governor instead of the same ol’ stick in the corrupt mud political elites who only care about affluence.
Correct.
Taylor is showing his true colors – he’s a corrupt RINO NeoCon POS.
This probably won’t get published since Suzanne is gone ….
Howdy Treg, Alaskan’s don’t need you, don’t want you, and will never give you enough votes to advance through RCV. DROP OUT.
Got the long knives out for Treggy, do ya ?
This is the start of Treg Taylor letting all Alaskans know that he is “too good” to follow the instructions and requirements of all others in the same situation (i.e. running for elected office).
The requirements apply to all candidates equally. Do what everybody else is required to do or busy yourself with what it takes to land another job. Do not cut corners. Alaskan voters will never go for this!
He needs to comply with what is required. Has plenty of $$$ to produce records in whatever format needed. What a ridiculous excuse “I own too many units to produce required records”. Don’t let him get away with that!
Give him a break! What’s the objection?
Move along people, nothing to see here.
Exactly John, he owns a Hotel… full of tourists, all summer. It’s a dumb requirement.
Still, his whining makes him look weak
For many reasons this man is demonstrably undeserving of anyone’s vote.
Ultimately he will be ran over (past participles kill me) by the trash truck lady and Alaska will be the better for it.
Seems like a reasonable request. I likely won’t vote for him for various reasons, but what he has requested shines a light on a small example of bureaucracy run amook.
Yup.
Crooked, corrupt POS.
Taylor also has questionable ties to and finalized entanglements with racist ‘tribal native’ entities who life off gtifting taxpayers
Weren’t. Wally Hickel, and Mark Begich in the business of housing people, never heard them complain about it. AND they WON Their Elections.
What is he hiding?
Jeez.
Another crooked RINO?
Maybe he should get his businesses on computers – it would really reduce the clerical work….
Another one who should read the article.
Steve-O
Time for another Covid booster shot – please get yours – for the children.
People like you are THE PROBLEM.
Supporting people who cannot fulfill the basic requirements to run for public office.
APOC allowed him to submit the data in an alternative format. Was the allowance communicated to Treg? If so, why has the alternative format not yet been submitted?
Treg, this is the perfect opportunity to illustrate how well you can communicate with agencies/stakeholders and handle obstacles.
The big deal here is that a putative gubernatorial candidate is asking for special treatment from an agency that he supervises. Not the best look for a Republican. Standard fare for a democrat, though. Cheers –
Agreed. The request does not look good at a time when expect transparency. Even so, APOC bent to his request, and he failed to produce.
If he wants votes, he needs to that he can work with others and communicate effectively.
Agreed. The request does not look good at a time when we expect transparency. Even so, APOC bent to his request, and he failed to produce.
If he wants votes, he needs to show that he can work with others and communicate effectively.
Yup.
How do you spell CORRUPT?
No doubt APOC’s system is clunky, but every Alaskan politician has managed to file without begging for special treatment. If Treg Taylor is already whining about disclosures, how’s he going to handle the firestorm of scrutiny in a governor’s race?
He’s smart enough to file spreadsheets, hire help, and get it done. So why the stall? Maybe because those tenant records could expose complaints and problems his opponents would have no trouble digging up.
And let’s talk about Inlet Towers. That’s a multimillion-dollar purchase. When exactly was it bought, and where did the money come from? If this deal went down while Taylor was AG, did he lean on his connections and privileges to grease the funding process? Did his income mysteriously change after taking the state job?
The bottom line: Alaskans deserve transparency, not excuses. Asking for exemptions looks less like leadership and more like someone trying to hide the ball before the campaign even starts.
Treg is different – he is special.
This is to burdensome of a request for him to do..EVEN THOUGH EVERY POLITICIAN THAT HAS TUN BEFORE HIM HAS HAD TO DO THE EXACT THING.
Any one but Treg…
APOC lives for data entry. They got nothing else better to do than data enter. They’ll work (happily) for weeks entering every single tenant.
However. For candidates who are landlords there is concern about the privacy of tenants which raises future legal confidential breeches especially in a state that has a high domestic violence rate and estranged ex’s finding out where an ex lives and has been hiding because APOC records are public knowledge and searchable on Google.
Bullshxt.
So can he also tell the IRS he just has too much money to count cause it would just be too hard?
Some are now quietly saying that Treg Taylor IS the reason Suzanne Downing resigned from MRAK. Anyone else have info on this?
Look at: “Suzanne Downing resigns from Must Read Alaska, ending decade-long era for conservative media site Former Juneau Empire manager editor who founded site quits after refusing owner’s demand to pull article that raised questions about former state attorney general ”
(https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/09/08/suzanne-downing-resigns-from-must-read-alaska-ending-decade-long-era-for-conservative-media-site/)
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Quietly? No.
Yes. It’s in the ADN.
Uhh, Paul, it’s not so quiet anymore.
It wasn’t Treg Taylor. She was asked to take down the story she wrote by the new owners who had agreed not to do that if she would stay on board.
Scott
You do not know what you are talking about. That is her side of the story. She was not asked to take it down, she was asked to edit for truthfulness.
Suzanne Downing is really pushing Bernadette W for Governor.
Evidently Mr. Faulkner likes Treg Taylor.
They have divorced.
But SD lives on!
Taylor is full of it, but perhaps trying to prove a point about Alaska’s “1980s technology”
You know who another big time landlord is? Mark Begich.
Don’t recall Begich whining about this as he ran for Mayor/US Senate.
Do what the Dems do Taylor, hire an accountant and move on.
[…] The story wasn’t some big exposé. It was a pretty matter-of-fact story suggesting Taylor had been…. Taylor reportedly didn’t like the story and talked Faulkner into killing it. […]