One race on this year’s municipal election ballot led the way in campaign spending.
Areawide Assembly candidates Norton Gregory, Tony Yorba and Maria Gladziszewski spent a total of more than $20,000, according to reports filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. The winner, Gladziszewski, spent more than $17,000 on her campaign alone. Yorba spent over $5,000, and Gregory spent less than $100.
Both Yorba and Gladziszewski spent money on things like yard signs, direct mail and ads in local media. In Gladziszewski’s case, that included about $1,000 in underwriting on KTOO.
Even though he ran unopposed for a second term, Assemblyman Jesse Kiehl spent more than $2,000 on his campaign this year.
Assembly District 2 winner Debbie White was the only candidate in that race who registered with APOC to report campaign income and spending. The other four contenders were exempt, meaning they agreed to raise and spend less than $5,000. White reported just over $1,000 in campaign income, and no major expenses.
Officials will count about 1,440 absentee and questioned ballots from the municipal election, starting today at 10 a.m. at city hall.
