Jared Goecker, a candidate for the State Senate Seat L to represent Chugiak and Eagle River, has formed a finance committee comprised of some of the top names in conservative politics in Alaska.
Co-chairs of his finance team are former Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, Anchorage Assemblyman Scott Myers, and former Alaska Republican Party Chairman Tuckerman Babcock.
Others on the team are Kelly Tshibaka, who is the Alaska chair of the Trump campaign; Sterling Gallagher, former Revenue commissioner and “architect of the Permanent Fund dividend;” and John Espindola, a former aide to Gov. Mike Dunleavy and a prominent Eagle River citizen.
Goecker is one of the candidates challenging Sen. Kelly Merrick, who has empowered the Democrats to take control of the Senate.
“This is a critical race for retaking the State Senate and it’s more important than ever to get behind the conservative who can win,” said Campbell. “Jared is that guy.”
The finance committee is set to enhance the campaign’s fundraising capabilities. The campaign will need the help, since there are two other Republicans also in the race: Sharon Jackson and Ken McCarty. Also, Merrick can’t be underestimated because she comes with the power and purse of the big unions in Alaska, including the AFL-CIO, and Laborers 341, where Merrick’s husband Joey Merrick is business manager/secretary-treasurer.
There is also one Democrat in the race — Lee Hammermeister.
“Jared’s mission is to get his message in front of as many voters as possible. Our mission as a committee is to make sure he is armed with the resources to do that,” Babcock said.
