Republicans in Eagle River have filed a second complaint with the Alaska Public Offices Commission about the campaign of Sen. Kelly Merrick, who is a registered Republican, but one who is out of favor by many in her district.
The complaint says that Merrick made intentional errors on her campaign finance seven-day report, listing the occupation of a donor as “N/A” and the employer as “N/A.” The donation was more than $500, and Alaska Statute requires the principal occupation and employer for such donations. The complaint says that “N/A” could mean a number of things, such as “not applicable,” or “no answer.” It’s too vague and thus is not an acceptable term under state statute.
Merrick’s campaign also took cash donations from a Donna Phillips. The occupation of Phillips was listed as an email address.
Another set of contributions raised a red flag. Three people donated exactly $69 in cash on one day, an unusual amount. One person donated $69 in cash twice on that day. It appears the campaign was trying to conceal a donation of $138 by breaking it into two contributions, in order to come below reporting thresholds. The complaint says the commission should look into whether these three were legitimate donations to the Merrick campaign.
The fact that it’s Republicans who are are combing through Merrick’s reports is notable. Another Republican, Jared Goecker, has filed to run against Merrick, who is married to one of the most powerful union bosses in Alaska, and thus has been seen as hard to beat. But her votes and behavior in Juneau have raised concerns, and she has not received an endorsement from the Alaska Republican Party as a whole, although one of her two House districts gave her an endorsement. The other did not.
Merrick and Goecker are running for the four-year term to represent Eagle River in the Legislature. Also running is Lee Hammermeister, who is a Democrat.
Merrick is two faced. I guess that’s what makes her good at politics.
Only the second????
Merrick cannot be trusted. Her ascent to power as with most corrupt politicians was simply that the stars line up for her.
When faced with an abysmal voting record, aligning herself with the radical left democrats, and living it up during the COVID lockdown on SOA property, Merrick wants your vote, while all along lying to the Good People of Chugiak Eagle River.
Easy choice Vote Jared,
I predict Hammermeister will win as the RCV abomination will shuffle the deck in his favor. It will run just like the awful Palin-Begich-Peltola race. We need to be rid of RCV.
Did anyone else get the annoying letter in the mail from “her friend Debbie”? I don’t know why she thinks having people send letters on her behalf will change any of our minds. Merrick is rubbish.
Crazy to think that Merrick has cast a spell on the people of Chugiak/Eagle River….guaranteed there will be a mob on the eagle river loop road over pass on election day shouting and holding up the Merrick propaganda signs. If she does not get bounced this time, it will be a sad day in Chugiak/Eagle River
Geez, Merrick…….you look like you aged 20 years in the past two. Still doing the Indian leg wrestling thing with younger men? Fits right in with Granny’s doing porn. Check out YouTube.
Old hag cougar, still trying to grab some young
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RonD, I like the fact that Kelly has let her hair turn naturally grey, in fact it’s beautiful. But then, some men like the youth formula in a bottle thing…
You watch porn? I’m sorry for you.
BTW, I’m not an Eagle River Voter, however I did know both of Kelly’s parents though, good folks, so I’ll give Kelly that along with the hair color thumbs up.
A hair cut and some Botox, too, Alaska Bob.
Tell Kelly’s mamma and poppa that the Republican Party likes to vett all of the traitors like Merrick, so the voters know who the untrustworthy ones are.
I so want her gone.
She needs to be tossed in the dustbin of RINOs along with Murkowski and Giessel.
She showed up in my driveway right after moose hunting season, she puts on a good front but thankfully I’ve done my homework and she didn’t get mine nor my wife’s vote and I am hoping my friends did their due diligence as well. It’s time for her to go.
Kelly is going to win. she whooped her competition in a stacked race that wasn’t in her favor she worked her but off. it disappoints me to see this petty bs. Support Kelly Merrick she works hard for Eagle Rivers business and working people. She cares for our community and works tirelessly to maintain our infrastructure. And that’s why they don’t like her, they want someone who will vote their way.
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