There are just eight days left before the end of the Alaska primary and special general election. Some of the candidates are running hard through the tape, and some are barely running.
Valdez had a rainy start to Gold Rush Days. The rain let up on Sunday morning, but it’s pouring Sunday afternoon and everyone is hunkered down under the tents.
Kelly Tshibaka, running for U.S. Senate, was in Willow on Saturday for a mix-and-mingle event. She held a town hall meeting in Valdez later Saturday, with about 25 people in attendance, and was in the Gold Rush Days parade on Sunday. Tshibaka, the strongest candidate to take on Sen. Lisa Murkowski in years, heads back to Anchorage later Sunday.
Mary Peltola, running for Congress for the Democrats, went to Metlakatla for the Founders Day celebration and stopped in Ketchikan for the Blueberry Festival.
Nick Begich, running for Congress, was in Willow for a candidate event, and is in Valdez for Gold Rush Days. He’ll be in Fairbanks for a meet-and-greet on Monday.
There’s no sign of Sarah Palin in Alaska. Running for Congress against Begich and Peltola, she had spent some of the week in Texas and then disappeared from the public eye again.
Also spotted at the Valdez parade: Sen. Mike Shower and his Republican competition Doug Massie. Rep. George Rauscher also had a booth.
Bill Walker, running for governor, has been in Fairbanks campaigning and will then be in Seward Monday for a meet and greet at the Gateway Hotel. Then he’s back to Fairbanks for another meet-and-greet at an equipment rental company.
Les Gara, running for governor, will be in Dillingham on Aug. 9 at the boat harbor for a meet and greet on government property, but hopefully he won’t be fundraising on public property if he doesn’t have a permit. It’s kind of a gray area, but a Republican could not get away with that. On Aug. 11, Gara and his running mate will have a barbecue at a 10th Avenue home in Anchorage.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was in his official capacity his his visit to Metlakatla in Southeast Alaska for Founders Day, marking the 135th anniversary of the town, and then he zipped up to Nome to examine the port, was in meetings with locals about national security and the Port of Nome, and discuss the landmark appropriation of $250 million recently obtained from the federal government for that deepwater project.
Republican Senate Majority fundraisers: Republicans in the Alaska Senate have a fundraiser honoring a life of service by Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer on Aug. 11 at Saint Coyote Restaurant in Anchorage. Lots of “who’s who” on the flyer as sponsors.
On Election Night, they have another fundraiser, but at Fat Ptarmigan Restaurant in downtown Anchorage, where Republican senators and their allies will wait for election results and raise money for the November election.
Endorsements: Republicans in District 34, Northeast Fairbanks, endorsed Nick Begich for Congress.
District 29 Republican Committee Endorsements
State House Nominee: George Rauscher
State Senate Nominee: Mike Shower
US Congress: Nick Begich III
US Senate: Kelly Tshibaka
Rep Rauscher’s Endorsement of Governor Dunleavy
Alaska Republican Party Endorsements
US Congress: Nick Begich III
US Senate: Kelly Tshibaka
Governor: Mike Dunleavy, Charlie Pierce
State House: George Rauscher
State Senate:Â Mike Shower
Campaign springs to life for Andrew Satterfield: Don’t write off the arguably nicest, most normal and balanced candidate for Senate Seat J — Andrew Satterfield. While Democrats battle it out between the hardline partisans Forrest Dunbar and Geran Tarr, Satterfield is a normal human, a family man, a small business owner, and a proud, lifelong Alaskan who believes in the powerful opportunities our country has made available to every American. His website is up and running at http://satterfieldforstatesenate.com.
Spotted at a block party in East Anchorage, Stanley Wright, running for House District 22. (Also spotted, Stephanie Taylor and Nick Begich.)
