From: "Dalberg, Heather L (DOA)" <heather.dalberg@alaska.gov>
Subject: Personally Advocating on Behalf of a Candidate
Date: October 4, 2017 at 7:15:19 PM CDT
To: "jerrymackie@gci.net" <jerrymackie@gci.net>

Hello Mr. Mackie,
I am emailing you for your files regarding our phone conversation this afternoon. Your question about AS 24.45.121(8), specifically personally advocating on behalf of a candidate, was discussed, and I informed you that while lobbyists must refrain from fund-raising activity, personally advocating on behalf of a candidate is not prohibited. You asked about passing along information to friends and clients regarding fundraisers or events for candidates you personally advocate for, and I determined that as long as you are just informing and are in no way connected to the fundraiser, there is not a problem. The statute states that the paragraph “does not prohibit a lobbyist from making personal contributions to a candidate as authorized by AS 15.13 or personally advocating on behalf of a candidate.” Informing others of upcoming fundraisers for a candidate that a lobbyist personally supports is not prohibited.
Please keep this email for your records in case any questions come up in the future. 
 
Thank you,
Heather L. Dalberg
Paralegal I
Alaska Public Offices Commission
Phone: 907.465.4864
heather.dalberg@alaska.gov