2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bill Hill?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.6M
- Spent
- $2.5M
- Cash on hand
- $118K
- Individuals 92% $2.4M
- PACs & other committees 8% $201K
- Other receipts 0.1% $3,385
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $62K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $2.2M supporting · $322K opposing ($322K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- WHEEL DOG PAC $2.2M
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $12
Biggest spenders opposing
- CLF $200K
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $122K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- SWING LEFT $13K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $2.4M from individuals
23% in small-dollar gifts
$544K of $2.4M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $1.0M of the $1.8M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026 for this campaign.
25% from Alaska · 75% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
40% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $251K
- Alaska $250K
- New York $150K
- Washington $53K
- Massachusetts $51K
- Maryland $41K
- Colorado $27K
- District of Columbia $22K
Top employers named by donors
- STATE OF ALASKA $9,452
- SHIP CREEK GROUP $7,020
- IGIUGIG VILLAGE COUNCIL $2,800
- PROVIDENCE $2,600
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $621K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $370K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 14, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (1,322 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $6.3M for / $2.7M against · $2.2M in the final two weeks
That is $6.4M more than the $2.5M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$453K of the $8.8M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 57% $5.0M
- Digital ads 21% $1.8M
- Ads, medium not stated 2% $136K
- Mail, print & signs 14% $1.2M
- Phones & texts 3% $224K
- Canvassing & field 0.9% $78K
- Ad production 4% $306K
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $8,858
Largest late spenders for
- WHEEL DOG PAC $5.7M
- CFFE PAC $239K
- THE ALASKA CENTER $74K
- FORWARD ALASKA $74K
- UNITED FUTURES PAC $56K
Largest late spenders against
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $1.5M
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $833K
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $122K
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (194 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $803K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $803K of the $2.5M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 46% $372K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $42K
- Staff & payroll 4% $33K
- Fundraising & processing fees 21% $167K
- Polling, research & data 8% $68K
- Travel, meals & events 6% $46K
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $50K
- Legal & compliance 3% $24K
- Other or unclassified 0.2% $1,453
Largest payees
- SHIP CREEK GROUP $388K
- BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE $97K
- GBAO STRATEGIES $56K
- GUSTO $33K
- BERLIN ROSEN LLC $30K
Paid to individuals: $15K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 21, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (386 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Nicholas Begich IIIRepublican · $4.6M raised · $1.7M outside
- Mary PeltolaDemocrat · $152K raised · $731 outside
- Jim C McDermottLibertarian · $232K outside
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.
