National Republican group sidesteps new disclosure law with $3 million donation in Alaska governor's

JUNEAU — A national Republican group donated $3 million last year to support the reelection of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, newly released campaign finance disclosures show.

The donation from the Republican Governors Association is bigger than the amount raised by all governor candidates combined through the start of February, and Dunleavy’s opponents say it appears to be deliberately timed to avoid new disclosure rules required under Ballot Measure 2, which voters approved in 2020.

“They purposely hid the source of this corporate money,” said former legislator Les Gara, who is running for governor as a Democrat.

The donation was among campaign finance documents published Tuesday, the deadline for candidates and campaigns to publish financial information at the start of the 2022 campaign year.

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(Anchorage Daily News)