Put Alaska First
Alaska Super PAC, funded mainly by Senate Majority PAC, that backed Mark Begich in 2014.
In 2014 Put Alaska First raised about $3.6m for Senator Mark Begich, about $3.5m of it from Senate Majority PAC, and Begich still lost to Dan Sullivan that November by about two points.
Last refreshed: 18 October 2026
Timeline for Put Alaska First
SMP-funded 2014 committee for Begich
US Midterms 2026: Mentioned in: SLF funds new PACs in Nebraska and MaineBackground
Put Alaska First was the 2014 Alaska Super PAC that carried a local name on national money. It is the Democratic precedent for the state-named committees SLF PAC funded in Nebraska, Maine and Alaska in 2026, among them Fair Deal Alaska.
The committee backed Democratic Senator Mark Begich's re-election and was run by Anchorage political consultant Jim Lottsfeldt. Between April and June 2014 it raised about $3.6m, of which about $3.5m came from Senate Majority PAC, the Democratic Senate Super PAC. It ran ads attacking Dan Sullivan during the Republican primary.
Sullivan beat Begich that November by about two points, so the local brand did not carry the race. Senate Majority PAC used the method again in the 2020 Kansas Republican Senate primary, giving $3.55m to Sunflower State PAC.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 18 October 2026. Editorial standards.