Stevens, Sheffield emails expose possible campaign violations
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich and Municipal Attorney James Reeves have been notified today by AkPIRG of a request to inspect and copy, certain public records “in the custody of or subject to the control of the Municipality of Anchorage, including its Port of Anchorage.”
In the Public Records Act request, AkPIRG wants access to all emails between Bill Sheffield, Director of the Port of Anchorage, and members of the entire Alaska Congressional Delegation. They would also like any email between any candidate for, or member of, the Alaska Legislature.
The request is for emails dated between Jan 1, 2002 and the present that relate to any “election campaign activity, including but not limited to election campaign fund raising.”
AkPIRG made the request when they discovered several emails exchanged between U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and Port of Anchorage Director, William Sheffield. In the emails, Sheffield offers to host a fundraiser for Steven’s 2008 campaign. If true, Sheffield may have broken Municipal Code (1.15.025 I.4.b) “A Municipal employee shall not…While on duty, engage in political campaigning for elected public office, political endorsement, or election campaign fundraising for any person or office.”
Stevens/Sheffield Emails (PDF)
Some emails, provided by AkPIRG, between Stevens and Sheffield dated from late November 2006, talk about campaign fundraising and a fund raiser to be around Christmas time 2006. Campaign records show a $1000. dollar donation from Bill Sheffield to Ted Stevens reported 12/30/06.
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