Campaigns file last fundraising report before primary

With the primaries less than a week away, candidates have filed a new round of campaign finance reports with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

In the race for House District 10, incumbent David Eastman leads the fundraising field, with over $18,000 on hand. He is not facing a primary challenger, and still has most of that money available to spend.

While Eastman is not being challenged in the primary, he is not the only Republican running. Doyle Holmes of Willow has put $10,000 of his own money into his campaign, and has brought in a few donations as well.

Two Democrats are vying for the nomination in District 10. Neither candidate has seen the fundraising success of their Republican counterparts. Neal Lacy has raised just over $2,500. Patricia Faye-Brazel’s fundraising report, at first glance, looks impressive, with a total near $10,000.   More than a quarter of those funds were given to the campaign by accident by progressive fundraiser ActBlue. Those funds have since been returned, according to campaign documents. Additionally, Faye-Brazel lists over $2,000 in campaign materials from her 2016 campaign as in-kind donations.

In the race for Senate Seat E, the lone Democrat is lagging behind the two Republicans in fundraising. Su Kay’s fundraising of around $6,000 is largely self-funded.

The Republican candidates for the seat have also put their own money into their campaigns. Assembly Member Randall Kowalke’s donation of $10,000 to his own campaign represents a little more than half of his campaign total.

Incumbent Senator Mike Shower has put $5,000 into his campaign. The most recent disclosure by Shower’s campaign to APOC does not include the total raised from previous reports. If July’s numbers are included, Shower has raised nearly $30,000.

Early voting for Alaska’s primary election has begun, and the primary election day is August 21^st.