The Alaska House advanced a bill to establish new campaign contribution limits, but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate and the governor supports unlimited donations.
If approved by the Senate, and signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, HB 234 would establish several new limits that increase with inflation every 10 years:
Anchorage Rep. Calvin Schrage, who is not affiliated with a party, introduced HB 234 and said caps over a campaign period instead of per year is fair for everyone. Incumbents often file to run in the year before the election and have had a fundraising advantage with annual limits over challengers who file a few months before ballots are cast, he argued.Supporters of campaign caps have been concerned about the outsized impact big donors could have in Alaska politics with unlimited donations.
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