Defend Our Constitution Campaign Finance Disclosure
Note: Another no campaign entity, Protect Our Rights, was much smaller than Defend Our Constitution, so is given little attention here. Even so, it was substantially larger than the yes campaign.
Contents
- Detailed Contributions Through Oct. 10, 2022
- Reports filed with APOC Through Nov. 9, 2022
Campaign Finance Contributions
Summary for Defend Our Constitution contributions as of:
Nov. 9, 2022: $4,793,928.68. Source.
Oct. 10, 2022: $2.76 million. Source., including $600,000 of outside money from the National Education Association and $1.994 million of outside money from the Sixteen Thirty Fund.
Sept. 21, 2022: $835,163. Source..
Summary for Protect Our Rights contributions as of:
Nov. 9, 2022: $95,262. . Source.
Sept. 13, 2022: $76,508. Source.
Notes:
- The source for this data is APOC Online Reports.
- APOC Online Reports has a user unfriendly interface, which is why its data was re-entered and displayed here.
- Contributions of more than $1,000 are highlighted in red.
- Many entities gave multiple times. To search for a group or individual, go to the Last/Business Name filter and enter the group; e.g., Sixteen Thirty Fund.
- Names may be inconsistently spelled so a search on a group may be incomplete; for example, the National Education Association is entered as both NEA and National Education Association.
- The Sixteen Thirty Fund and the National Education Association were the largest contributors.
- The largest out of state contributors were The Sixteen Thirty Fund, National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
- Public unions were the largest industry group.
- Other major groups were heavily regulated industries.
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Reports filed with APOC
For the most most detailed and up-to-date information, go to APOC Online reports at: https://aws.state.ak.us/ApocReports/IndependentExpenditures/IEForms.aspx. Then enter the relevant group in the the entity name search field.
Defend Our Constitution Combined Income, Expenditures, Debts (Form 15-6)
Here is a diret link to a subset of the reports:
First report: Jan. 6, 2022.
Nov. 7, 2022 (Seven Day Report)
Oct. 30, 2022 (Corrected 30 Day Report)
Protect Our Rights Contribution Reports
First report: Sept. 2, 2022.
Notable Media Buys
Note: all figure excludes hired talent to design the ads. The figures here are only for distribution.
8/24/22 ($26,842.72): KFQD, KLEF, KENI, KBFX, KBYR, KFAR, KCBF, KKED, KINY, KJNO, KTKU
8/31/22 ($26,842.72): KFQD, KLEF, KENI, KBFX, KBYR, KFAR, KCBF, KKED, KINY, KJNO, KTKU
9/1/22 ($12,500): Social media ads
9/07/22 ($27,852.72): KBYR-AM, KLEF-FM, KCBF-AM, KFAR-AM, KJNO-AM, KTKU-FM, KINY-AM, KFQD-FM, KBFX-FM, KENI-AM, KFBX-AM, KKED-FM
9/14/22 ($27,852.72): KBYR-AM, KLEF-FM, KCBF-AM, KFAR-AM, KJNO-AM, KTKU-FM, KINY-AM, KFQD-FM, KBFX-FM, KENI-AM, KFBX-AM, KKED-FM
9/21/22 ($215,477.82): KBYR-AM, KLEF-FM, KCBF-AM, KFAR-AM, KJNO-AM, KTKU-FM, KINY-AM, KFQD-FM, KBFX-FM, KENI-AM, KFBX-AM, KKED-FM, KYES-TV, KTUU-TV, KAUU-TV, KYUR-TV, NYUR-TV, KTBY-TV, KXDF-TV, KFXF-TV, KTVF-TV, KATN-TV, OATN-TV, KJUD-TV, KYEX-TV, KATH-TV, NJUD-TV, GCI
9/27/22 ($391,504.31): MNBC, FXNC, TNT, CNN, GCI Cable (Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks, Juneau), NJUD, KATH, KYEX, KTVF, KXDF, KATN, OATN, KAUU, NYUR, KTUU, KYES, KTBY, KYUR, KBYR, KLEF, KCBF, KFAR, KINO, KTKU, KFQD, KINY, KBFX, KENI, KFBX, KKED
10/05/22 ($380,734.93): KYES-TV, KTUU-TV, KAUU-TV, KYUR-TV, NYUR-TV, KTBY-TV, KXDF-TV, KFXF-TV, KTVF-TV, , KATN-TV, OATN-TV, KJUD-TV, , KYEX-TV, KATH-TV, NJUD-TV, OJUD-TV, GCI, D2 Media. KJNO-AM, KTKU-FM, KINY-AM
10/12/22: ($393,201.22): KYES-TV, KTUU-TV, KAUU-TV, KYUR-TV, NYUR-TV, KTBY-TV, KXDF-TV, KFXF-TV, KTVF-TV, KATN-TV, OATN-TV, KJUD-TV, KYEX-TV, KATH-TV, NJUD-TV, OJUD-TV, GCI, D2 Media, KJNO-AM, KTKU-FM, KINY-AM
10/19/22 ($470,178.57): KATH-TV KATN-TV KAUU-TV KFXF-TV KINY-AM KJNO-AM KJUD-TV KTBY-TV KTKU-FM KTUU-TV KTVF-TV KXDF-TV KYES-TV KYEX-TV KYUR-TV NJUD-TV NYUR-TV OATN-TV OJUD-TV
10/24/22 ($100,061.68): KXDF-TV KTVF-TV KATN-TV OATN-TV GCI
10/22/22 ($150,000.00): Mailer (to all registered voters in Alaska)
10/24/22 ($60,402.59 + $85,492.86 + $34,020.15 + $62,041.38): Same mailer as 10/22/22 (to all registered voters in Alaska)
10/25/22 ($595,138.89): KAKQ-FM KATH-TV KATN-TV KAUU-TV KBRJ-FM KDJF-FM KEAG-FM KFXF-TV KGTW-FM KIAK-FM KIFW-AM KINY-AM KJNO-AM KJUD-TV KMFJ-FM KMXS-FM KSBZ-FM KSUP-FM KTBY-TV KTKN-AM KTKU-FM KTUU-TV KTVF-TV KWHL-FM KXDF-TV KYES-TV KYEX-TV KYMG-FM KYUR-TV NJUD-TV NYUR-TV OATN-TV
10/29/22 ($160,000) Facebook and Google ads
Cost:
$393,201.22
Sixteen Thirty Fund
The Sixteen Thirty Fund is by far the largest contributor to Defend Our Costitution (the second largest is The National Education Association). Its president is Amy Kurtz, and it is managed by Arabella Advisors. Below are some links about this DC-based organization and Amy Kurtz:
Sixteen Thirty Fund
(Website: https://www.sixteenthirtyfund.org)
The Massive Progressive Dark-Money Group You’ve Never Heard Of, Atlantic, Nov. 2, 2022.
DC Dark Money Pours into Effort to Block an Alaska Constitutional Convention, Capital Research Center, Sept. 6, 2022.
Ludwig, Hayden, ‘Dark Money’ on the Left, Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2022.
Amy Kurtz, President of the Sixteen Thirty Fund
Kurtz is the former Associate Director and manager of the National Education Association Advocacy Fund in the Campaigns and Elections division at the NEA.
Arabella Advisors
(website: https://www.arabellaadvisors.com)
Is the Arabella Network Telling the Truth About Itself? Part 1, Capital Research Center, Oct. 12, 2022.
Is the Arabella Network Telling the Truth About Itself? Part 2, Capital Research Center, Oct. 12, 2022.