Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski reported bringing in nearly $1.1 million during the last fundraising quarter, though the Republican has yet to formally announce any reelection plans.<\/p>\n
A report filed with the Federal Election Commission, released Friday, showed Murkowski had $3.2 million available as of Sept. 30.<\/p>\n
The reporting period covers July through September.<\/p>\n
Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, reported raising just over $465,000 and ended the period with about $295,000 on hand.<\/p>\n
Sean Thorne, a Libertarian candidate, reported raising about $850 and having about $675 available.<\/p>\n
Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump during a Senate impeachment trial earlier this year. State Republican party leaders voted to censure her over that vote. Trump was acquitted of a charge of incitement of insurrection related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.<\/p>\n
Tshibaka earlier this year resigned as commissioner of the state Department of Administration to pursue a Senate bid.<\/p>\n
The Alaska Department of Public Safety last week said Alaska Wildlife Troopers had issued Tshibaka a $270 citation after an investigation into a video on social media that “showed commercial fishing activity on the Kenai Peninsula.” The citation was for commercial fishing without a commercial fishing crew license, according to an agency statement.<\/p>\n
Tshibaka, in a video posted in July on social media sites for her campaign, said she was “enjoying fish camp” with her children. The video showed her on a skiff with others and handling fish.<\/p>\n
Tshibaka said she acknowledged the “interpretation of the deciding officials on the commercial crewmember issue and will abide by it,” but she expressed concern with how the law was applied.<\/p>\n
“Under no circumstances could I have been defined as commercially fishing. I was not paid, I did not materially assist in the operation, and the fish I touched were not sold,” she said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Tshibaka said she bought the outing at an auction and that she and her family were using the opportunity to learn about the fishing operation.<\/p>\n
Alaska voters in November approved a new system for elections, doing away with party primaries. The top four vote-getters in a primary will advance to the general election, for which ranked-choice voting will be used.<\/p>\n
The state Division of Elections shows nine candidates in the race so far. That doesn’t include Murkowski or Tshibaka, who have by far been the most active in fundraising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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