# On File, Off Record. Alaska's AI Governor Race. > 24 days. Published 2026-07-25 by Alaska AI. 10 slides. Canonical: https://alaskaaihq.com/archive/2026-07-25/ ## The story Alaska governor 2026, 24 days to the primary Cut to the dollar Ruled, never cut Campaign finance reports, week of July 20 2026 What the law required Six people at one AI company, about a fifth of the biggest haul in the field. This deck runs on a model built by Anthropic. Full disclosure, slide 09. 1.8 M since February Six Anthropic employees About a fifth In state share, not disclosed Largest single gift Soldotna to Berkeley The majority came from Lower 48 donors, per Anchorage Daily News. No in state sp What he says he would do "I worry the AI industry has downplayed the risks posed to the public." Candidate survey, Northern Journal, June 2026. Background, outside the 10 day wi The record stops here On data centers he told the Anchorage Daily News that until Alaska has "a proces The same record, the same depth "Most of our national donors, I think, actually, their only agenda is, 'can you Kreiss-Tomkins to the Anchorage Daily News, July 2026 No wrongdoing is alleged in this reporting Kreiss-Tomkins 1.8 M Heilala 1.6 M, 1.4 M his own Begich 1.1 M Taylor 1.0 M Heilala reported nearly 1.6 million dollars, more than 1.4 million of it his own What is already in motion About 4,700 acres at three Alaska bases, offered for AI data centers. Background, federal solicitation Aug 18 primary per news reporting, not the Division of Elections Offers were due June 29 2026. No award has been announced. The next governor inh Alaska requires the money on the record. It does not require the policy. Compelled by law Every number in this deck exists because a law required it. Nothing required any Named answers and named blanks Four candidates did not answer. Two raised about a million each. Not a count of the field. The named answers and non answers in one June 2026 sur Background, Northern Journal, June 2026 1.0 M on file 940,000 on file Gilbert, refuses AI outright DeVries, used AI to answer Others did answer, and two of those answers are shown. Not answering a reporter Six AI rules one candidate has proposed. Six blanks for yours. On the record Liability for harms A deepfake ban AI disclosed in political ads An AI fraud crackdown Children protected from AI A human behind state decisions Source, Alaska Public Media, July 24 2026 These six are one candidate's stated positions, not law. Ask any of the 17 candi Who is telling you this. One article by one reporter, published July 23 2026 by the Anchorage Daily News This deck was made with a Claude model built by Anthropic. Six Anthropic employe This disclosure also rides in the first comment. Save slide 08. Take it to a candidate before August 18. Sources in comments ## What we verified - Offers on the Air Force AI data center lease solicitation were due June 29, 2026 after the original May 29 deadline was extended, and no award is reflected in the federal opportunity record. [HigherGov (federal solicitation record)](https://www.highergov.com/contract-opportunity/rflp-artificial-intelligence-ai-data-center-deve-afcec-26-r-0006-o-db695/), primary document, 2026-06-29. - Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has brought in 1.8 million dollars since entering Alaska's governor race in February 2026. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Treg Taylor reported 1 million dollars in fundraising and Adam Crum reported raising nearly 940,000 dollars. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Kreiss-Tomkins said Alaska should have a process and a policy on data centers and that until it does, nothing should happen. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Kreiss-Tomkins wants Alaska to hold AI companies liable for harms caused by their products, ban deepfakes, require the disclosure of AI in political ads, crack down on AI enabled fraud, implement protections for children against AI content, and require a human behind state decisions. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - Kreiss-Tomkins said he is a huge supporter of campaign finance reform because he does not think fundraising should have the role that it does, but that in the system we have, it is important. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - Kreiss-Tomkins said most of his national donors have only one agenda, which is whether he can win. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - Kreiss-Tomkins said that almost universally, if donors think someone can win, then national interest starts to appear. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - Alaska's statewide primary election is August 18, 2026. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - No other candidate in the race had reported spending over 650,000 dollars at the time of the filings. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - No allegation of unlawful or improper contributions is reported in this coverage. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - In a June 2026 candidate survey, Kreiss-Tomkins wrote that at the end of the day it has to be people, not algorithms, making the decisions that shape our lives. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is among the 17 candidates in Alaska's governor race. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - In the same survey Kreiss-Tomkins wrote that Alaskans' personal information belongs to Alaskans alone and should not be fed into third party systems without consent. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - In the same survey Kreiss-Tomkins wrote that Alaska's power and water are not a giveaway and that no Alaskan should watch their electric bill climb to subsidize a server farm. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - In the same survey Kreiss-Tomkins wrote that he worries the AI industry has downplayed the risks posed to the public and that the federal government has been totally flat footed. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Republican candidate Michael Gilbert answered the survey by saying he will not use any AI in his administration. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Mat-Su borough mayor Edna DeVries ended her survey answer on AI by disclosing that she used AI to write it. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Republican candidate Shelley Hughes says she authored the first AI legislation in Alaska a few years ago. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Republican candidate Lesil McGuire said any algorithmic decision affecting Alaskans must have an explainable, human appealable path, and that every public facing AI output must be reviewed and signed off by a qualified state employee before release. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Independent candidate Bill Walker said manufactured ideas cannot substitute genuine, dynamic thought or input from Alaskans. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - Republicans Bernadette Wilson, Treg Taylor and Adam Crum and independent Meda DeWitt did not respond to the survey's questions despite multiple requests. [Northern Journal (Nathaniel Herz)](https://www.northernjournal.com/alaska-governors-race-survey-ai-policy-and-news-sources/), report, 2026-06-25. - The Air Force issued a request for lease proposals making about 4,700 acres at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base and Clear Space Force Station available for AI data center development. [Air and Space Forces Magazine (Matthew Cox)](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-land-ai-data-centers-three-alaska-bases/), report, 2026-04-11. - Kreiss-Tomkins reported the largest haul in the field, ahead of Matt Heilala at nearly 1.6 million dollars and Tom Begich at 1.1 million dollars. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Six employees of Anthropic, a California based artificial intelligence company, collectively gave Kreiss-Tomkins 372,000 dollars. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - The campaign's largest single contribution came from an Anthropic employee named Drake Thomas, who gave 100,000 dollars. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Drake Thomas grew up in Soldotna and now lives in Berkeley, California. [Alaska Public Media (Anchorage Daily News)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-07-24/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-1-8-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians), report, 2026-07-24. - The majority of Kreiss-Tomkins's funding came from wealthy donors in the Lower 48, per Anchorage Daily News reporting. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Matt Heilala reported a total haul of nearly 1.6 million dollars, with more than 1.4 million dollars of it from himself. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. - Tom Begich reported a total haul of 1.1 million dollars. [Anchorage Daily News](https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/07/23/democrat-in-alaskas-governor-race-reports-18-million-fundraising-haul-driven-by-californians/), report, 2026-07-23. Slides and the deck PDF are linked from the canonical page.