U.S. Senator
Kelly Tshibaka
Republican candidate for U.S. Senator
This only covers contributions through September 30, 2022. Tshibaka has raised just over $928,000 since her last report on July 27, and almost all are from individual contributions.
Understanding FEC filings: Contributions only need to be itemized if they are larger than $200 or if the combined contributions from one person for that election year are more than $200. Because about $1.2 million of Tshibaka’s contributions are not itemized, an analysis of where donors are from or how many she has wouldn’t be accurate. Over half of her donations came through WinRed, an online fundraising platform for Republican candidates and conservative groups. Her largest individual donors were Dana and David Cruz of Cruz Construction in Palmer who gave $23,200 combined. Glenn Morris with MM Industries of Chattanooga, Tennessee gave $11,600.
Committee contributions come from groups, like PACs. Tshibaka received $93,247 through Alaska First Fund, a PAC that supports both Tshibaka and House candidate Sarah Palin. Her campaign received an additional $61,865 from the Trump-Graham Majority Fund, which raises money for Tshibaka, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Trump’s Save America PAC.
Independent Expenditures are things like ad buys or mailers sent out by organizations that are not associated with the campaigns and are forbidden by law from working with campaigns. GOA Victory Fund, which supports pro-gun candidates, spent $23,442 in support of Tshibaka.
Lisa Murkowski
Republican candidate for U.S. Senator
This only covers contributions up to September 30, 2022. Murkowski raised an additional $1 million since July 27, 2022, about half through individual contributions and half through committees.
Understanding FEC filings: Individuals can also donate to campaigns through intermediaries, or conduit PACs. Some are like WinRed, which is a platform for people to make donations to Republican candidates. Murkowski received $1.25 million through WinRed since Jan. 1, 2021.
Votesane PAC is a bipartisan group like WinRed that lists all candidates no matter what the party. Donors gave Murkowski $52,914 through that portal. Others are aligned more directly with specific ideologies. For example, individuals gave $38,474 to Murkowski through the American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC and $31,250 through NORPAC, both of which support strong ties between the U.S. and Israel. Of Murkowski’s itemized individual donors, only about 27 percent are from Alaska.
Murkowski received more than $2.3 million from 527 political action committees. Their causes range from specific medical issues to specific industries. Check out the full list here.
Independent Expenditures are things like ad buys or mailers sent out by organizations that are not associated with the campaigns and are forbidden by law from working with campaigns.This year, Alaskans for L.I.S.A. spent $3.5 million in support of Murkowski. Of that, $1.5 million came from Kenneth Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, an international investment firm with offices worldwide. Another $500,000 is from John Arnold with Arnold Ventures in Houston and $500,000 from James and Kathryn Murdoch, co-founders of Quadrivium. ClearPath Action, which supports Republican clean energy leaders, spent $380,000 in support of Murkowski.
Patricia Chesbro
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator
Chesbro’s contributions have more than tripled since the last report on July 27. Her total contributions are $174,228.
Understanding FEC filings: Contributions only need to be itemized if they are larger than $200 or if the combined contributions from one person for that election year are more than $200. Because 40 percent of Chesbro’s donations aren’t itemized, an analysis of where donors are from or how many she has wouldn’t be accurate. Her largest donor is herself with $9,131. Only five other people donated $1,000 or more.
No organizations have spent money as independent expenditures on her behalf.