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
, Alaska
Secretary, Director
Katherine Jernstrom 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
Treasurer, Director
Lesil McGuire 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
Vice President
Patrick Race 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
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
, Alaska
Secretary, Director
Katherine Jernstrom 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
Treasurer, Director
Lesil McGuire 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
Vice President
Patrick Race 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501
, Alaska
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