Independent Expenditures Form 15-6

Amended

Completed

Submission Date: 06/10/2023

Filer Information

Filer First Name: Paula
Filer Middle Name: R
Filer Last Name: DeLaiarro
Filer Full Address: 8401 Pioneer Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
Filer Occupation: Senior Compliance Director
Filer Employer: Ship Creek Group, LLC
Filer's Title with Other Entity: Treasurer

Report Information

Report Year: 2023
Election Year: -1
Report Type: Ten Day
Filer Type: Registered Group

Business/Other Entity Information

Business/Other Entity Name: Alaskans for Better Elections
Type of Business or Organization: Registered Group
Address: 721 Depot Dr
City: Anchorage
State: Alaska
 99501
Country: United States
Business/Other Entity Contact Person: Paula DeLaiarro
Contact E-mail: p.delaiarro@shipcreekgroup.com
Contact Phone: (907) 441-1935

Election Information

Election: Multiple Elections / Other
Election Description: Nothing to Report

Officers

Name Full Address Title
Bruce Botelho 401 F Street
Douglas, Alaska 99824
Chair
Paula DeLaiarro 8401 Pioneer Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
Treasurer
Bruce Botelho 401 F Street
Douglas, Alaska 99824
Deputy Treasurer
Juli Lucky c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer
David Monson c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer
Katherine Jernstrom c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer
Lesil McGuire c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer
Patrick Race c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer
Robert Dillon c/o 721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Deputy Treasurer

Expenditures

Date Recipient Payment
Type
Candidate /
Proposition
Amount
06/01/2023 Alaskans for Better Elections, Inc
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Non-Monetary
Description: Administrative costs and office expenses
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Campaign share of monthly administrative costs and office expenses: Office rent (The Board Room, $210); Adobe acrobat software ($23.99); Payroll processing (ADP, $81.54); Materials storage (Midtown Storage, $44.40); Newspaper subscriptions (ADN, $10.19; Frontiersman, $4.17; FDNM, $9.59); Zoom ($34.78); Email distribution software (Mailchimp, $132); Google G-Suite, $36; Squarespace (website fee, $17.40). Estimated amount through 7/31/23
$1,208.14
06/01/2023 Alaskans for Better Elections, Inc
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Non-Monetary
Description: Campaign managaement
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Campaign management including project management, fundraising, vendor interface, communications and staff support (estimated amount through 7/31/23)
$25,000.00
06/05/2023 Anedot
1340 Poydras St #1770
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Electronic Funds Transfer

OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Credit card processing fee
$2.30

Contributions

Contribution
Date
Contributor Details Amount
06/01/2023 Type: Other
Name: Alaskans for Better Elections, Inc
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Officers / Directors
Name Full Address Title
David Monson 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Secretary, Director
Katherine Jernstrom 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Treasurer, Director
Lesil McGuire 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Vice President
Patrick Race 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 President
$25,000.00
06/01/2023 Type: Other
Name: Alaskans for Better Elections, Inc
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Officers / Directors
Name Full Address Title
David Monson 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Secretary, Director
Katherine Jernstrom 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Treasurer, Director
Lesil McGuire 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 Vice President
Patrick Race 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501 President
$1,208.14
06/05/2023 Type: Individual
Name: Eric Troyer
2051 Pine Cone Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Occupation: Retired
Employer: Retired

, Alaska
$50.00

Debts

Date Recipient Candidate /
Proposition
Amount
06/01/2023 Ship Creek Group, LLC
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Treasurer duties / compliance reporting (amount through 7/31/23)
$5,000.00
06/01/2023 Ship Creek Group, LLC
721 Depot Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Strategic support, coalition development, paid communications. (estimated amount through 6/30/23)
$5,000.00
06/01/2023 Cashion Gilmore & Lindemuth
510 L Street, Suite 600
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Campaign-related legal counsel (estimated amount through 7/31/23)
$5,000.00
06/01/2023 Grace Jang Solutions, LLC
1506 Elcadore Dr
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Grasstops engagement (estimated amount through 7/31/23)
$20,000.00
06/01/2023 Dittman
501 West Potter Dr, Ste 9
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Polling and research analysis (estimated amount through 7/31/23)
$10,000.00
06/01/2023 Porcaro Communications, Inc
12221 Lilac Circle
Anchorage, Alaska 99516
OPPOSE: 22AKHE
Election:
Media monitoring and placement (estimated amount through 7/31/23)
$10,000.00

Report Summary

Number of Expenditures Reported with this Report: 3
Total of paid Expenditures: $26,210.44 

Previous Contributions: $103,108.63 
Number of Contributions Reported with this Report: 3
Total of Contributions Reported with this Report: $26,258.14 
Cumulative Contribution Amounts: $129,366.77 

Number of Officers: 9

Number of Debts Reported with this Report: 6
Total of Debts Incurred but not yet paid: $55,000.00