Candidates rush to beat donation deadline
from the Anchorage Daily News: State law puts a $500 limit on the amount of money a person can give a candidate in one calendar year, so Thursday was the last chance in 2009 to give — and for candidates to get it. People who give the maximum can donate another $500 next year before the election.
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Democratic candidate for governor Hollis French held a “Tuxedoes to Carhartts” fundraiser at an Anchorage home on New Year’s Eve, advertising a live band, dance floor and a suggested campaign donation of $100. His Web site announced that “as 2009 draws to a close, we are making one last big fundraising effort.”
French also had a Juneau fundraiser Dec. 11 at the home of former Sen. Mike Miller that included Sens. Albert Kookesh and Dennis Egan, Juneau mayor Bruce Botelho and Jim Ayers, who was chief of staff under former Gov. Tony Knowles.
In the Anchorage Democratic primary, French will face Ethan Berkowitz and Bob Poe, both of whom are also out seeking cash for their campaigns.
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