With less than a month to go until mail-in ballots are due, moderate and liberal-leaning Anchorage Assembly candidates aligned with the Assembly’s current majority are generally bringing in more money.
The one candidate to buck that trend is in Eagle River, where Scott Myers, running with the endorsement of Bronson and several other conservative politicians, is campaigning largely on his own. Myers raised a total of $44,475, though reported spending $33,128 so far. Running against him is Jim Arlington, who has the backing of a few union PACs and a Democratic group.
There are two races in East Anchorage. The first is for a full three-year term to replace Pete Petersen, who is barred by term limits from running again. His opponent, Spencer Moore, has raised just over $19,000. A substantial chunk of those funds come from people working at conservative religious institutions, including Mountain City Church, formerly known as Anchorage Baptist Temple, where Moore works. In addition to purchasing thousands of door-hangers and buying ad placements through Axiom, Moore’s biggest listed expense was $5,000 paid to his spouse for graphic design.
Both Sloan and Moore’s largest individual donations during the reporting period came from the same person: $3,000 each from Patrick LeMay, the owner of a business with acontract handling temporary payroll and support services to the Municipality of Anchorage.
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