There must have been something wrong with my eyes last night when I was searching through APOC for campaign report numbers, because I missed independent candidate Bill Walker’s numbers. In any case, Walker raised $202,629, of which $29,000 is his own money. He spent $77,952 leaving him with $124,677, a respectable amount for a non-incumbent independent.
In comparison, the Democrat in the race, Byron Mallott, raised an impressive $234,000. However, $40,000 of that came from the Democratic Party, and he spent $188,136 and owes $9,633. This leaves him with only $36,580 to spend.
Gov. Sean Parnell raised $407,253 and only spent $76,220.
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Walker is yesterday’s news.
Not sure what to think about Walker. His candidacy had wider appeal four years ago than now. Also, he is a lawyer and should know better than flaunt the rules and the law by having a fundraiser in Juneau last evening. From my understanding, this was blatantly illegal. .