Nancy Dahlstrom, Mary Peltola and Nick Begich III are moving for U.S. House successful 2024. (Alaska Public Media)

The awesome Republican group dedicated to U.S. House races is readying a awesome advertisement blitz successful Alaska arsenic it tries to unseat nan state’s Democratic congresswoman, Mary Peltola.

The Congressional Leadership Fund announced past period that it has reserved much than $5 cardinal worthy of aerial clip for ads this autumn successful Alaska’s 3 largest cities.  The ace PAC is affiliated pinch House Speaker Mike Johnson and has endorsed Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom. 

Dahlstrom says she expects PACs of each sorts will beryllium progressive successful nan race, some for and against her.

“I deliberation there’s going to beryllium a batch of money spent, successful each nan industries and nan work areas, and group that waste products and services that campaigns use,” Dahlstrom said.

Super PACs tin raise unlimited costs but aren’t allowed to coordinate pinch nan candidate’s campaign.

The awesome advertisement bargain suggests that nationally, Republicans spot nan Alaska House title arsenic a bully opportunity to flip a spot and support aliases build their majority.

Dahlstrom and Nick Begich III are nan starring Republicans challenging Peltola. While groups affiliated pinch Speaker Johnson person endorsed Dahlstrom, a PAC linked to nan hard-right House Freedom Caucus is backing Begich.

Nine different candidates besides signed up earlier Saturday’s filing deadline. Several person tally successful anterior statewide races, including Alaska Independence Party Chairman John Wayne Howe of Fairbanks, and Lady Donna Dutchess of Anchorage. She vanished 11th successful nan 2022 U.S. House primary.