A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early September, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early September, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission publishes November 2026 Voter Education Guide, including Candidates for State Representative District 7

The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission has published it November 2026 Voter Education Guide  featuring candidates for state offices, including for State Representative in Legislative District 7, where Walter "Walt" Blackman, David Cook Sr., Richard Grayson, and Samuel "Sam" Martin are the candidates.

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

November 3, 2026 General Election: Arizona Legislative District 7 Ballot for State Representative Candidates

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early August, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Richard Grayson is 2028 Candidate for Alaska's Other Senate Seat; His Primary Campaign Committee is "Senate Candidate Richard Grayson Will Sell Alaska to Russia Canada or Norway"

Failed Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Richard Grayson, who came in 16th in the August 18 primary, with just 345 votes after super PAC Fair Deal Alaska spent $330,000 on his campaign, is attempting to get revenge on the state's voters by filing with the Federal Election Commission to run as a 2028 candidate for Alaska's other Senate seat, currently held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. His principal campaign committee is Senate Candidate Richard Grayson Will Sell Alaska to Russia Canada or Norway.

Wall Street Journal publishes "Potomac Watch" column, "Alaska's Ranked-Choice Travesty," which discusses Richard Grayson's campaign for U.S. Senate

Today, Friday, August 21, 2026, the Wall Street Journal published on page A13 a "Potomac Watch" column by Kimbereley A. Strassel, "Alaska's Ranked-Choice Travesty," which discusses Richard Grayson's campaign for U.S. Senate.

Alaska's House contest featured, again, Eric Hafner, who is serving a federal prison term in New York after pleading guilty in connection with a string of threats against government officials. He made the final ballot in 2024, and may do so this year, too. The Senate race featured his mother, Carol Hafner, and Green candidate Richard Grayson—neither of whom lives in the state. Of more than 30 candidates running for the Senate and House, few outside the incumbents or the main Democratic challenger even tried to raise money. Mr. Grayson recently explained that he was running “for fun,” that he actually supports Democrat Mary Peltola, and that if he makes the final four, he'll quit . . . [A] mystery organization, Fair Deal Alaaka, ran more than $750,000 to help the Carol Hafner campaigns draw votes from Mrs. Peltola.

Northern Journal/Anchorage Press publishes article, "This Democratic Socialist could cost Mary Peltola votes in November. But he says he’d actually boost her," mentioning Richard Grayson's campaign for U.S. Senator from Alaska

Today, Friday, August 21, 2026, the Norhtern Journal/Anchorage Press published an article by Nathaniel Herz, "This Democratic Socialist could cost Mary Peltola votes in November. But he says he’d actually boost her, " briefly mentioning Richard Grayson's campaign for U.S. Senator from Alaska:

Leading up to Alaska’s high-profile U.S. Senate primary, political groups spent millions of dollars to boost not only the leading Republicans and Democrats, but who could tip the balance of a tight race in November.

Most of those efforts fell flat — namely, those that tried to boost spoiler candidates who don’t even live in Alaska, like Arizona resident and Green Party candidate Richard Grayson, who garnered just 343 votes in preliminary counts.

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Update as of Thursday, August 26, 2026: Richard Grayson has garnered 400 votes.

 

New York Times publishes article, "Unusual Spending Raises Prospect of Election Meddling in Alaska," discussing shady super PACs unwanted and unwarranted support of the U.S. Senate campaign of Green Party Richard Grayson and others

Today, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the New York Times published an article by Theodore Schleifer, "Unusual Spending Raises Prospect of Election Meddling in Alaska," discusses the unwanted and unwarranted financial support of the shady super PAC Fair Deal Alaska on behalf of the campaigns of Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Richard Grayson and other minor candidates. The article was published in the print edition for Thursday, August 20, 2026 on page 18A.

About $800,000 has been spent in the last few weeks by the super PAC Fair Deal Alaska to not only attack the leading Democratic candidate, Mary Peltola, but also boost two lesser-known hopefuls, the Green Party candidate Richard Grayson (who lives in Arizona) and Carol Hafner, another Democrat who could pull votes away from Ms. Peltola. That could benefit the Republican incumbent, Senator Dan Sullivan. Fair Deal Alaska formed just late last month, meaning its donors have not yet been disclosed.

Anchorage Daily News publishes an article by Alex DeMarban, " In Alaska's hotly contested U.S. Senate race, challenger Mary Peltola jumps to early lead," mentioning candidate Richard Grayson

Today, Wednessday, August 19, 2026, the Anchorage Daily News published an article by Alex DeMarban, " In Alaska's hotly contested U.S. Senate race, challenger Mary Peltola jumps to early lead," about the election results, mentioning Richard Grayson's candidacy:

The race has been marked by fringe candidates who have gotten a boost with help from shadowy political action committees. 

Peltola's recently campaign committee launched a website — theyarenotfromhere.com — arguing that national Republicans were spending big to promote spoiler candidates.

Fair Deal Alaska, which formed late last month, spent more than $800,000 promoting Carol Hafner, a Democrat, and Richard Grayson, a Green Party member, in an effort to weaken support for Peltola. Both Hafner and Grayson live in the Lower 48 and have run for office in other states.

Together, they'd received less than 1% of the vote early Wednesday.

The Alaska Current publishes article, "Mary Peltola ahead of GOP US Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate primary," mentioning Richard Grayson's campaign

Today, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, The Alaska Current published an article by Matt Acuña Buxton, "Mary Peltola ahead of GOP US Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate primary," briefly mentioning Richard Grayson's campaign:

The Outside-driven spending appears to have had little impact. For example, Green Party candidate Richard Grayson—boosted by a conservative group trying to paint Peltola as too friendly with Trump— finished second to last in the 16-way race with just 328 votes. 

Shady Super PAC Fair Deal Alaska's Postcard Mailers Supporting Richard Grayson's Campaign for the U.S. Senate from Alaska

 

Note: We had nothing to do with these mailings, sent out to many Alaska households by a shady Super PAC whose goal is to split the Democratic and progressive vote and hurt Mary Peltola, who is the subject of false charges and vicious disparagement on many of the mailers, which we do not wish to show here.

Juneau Independent publishes column, "How campaigns show they don't respect voters," attacking Richard Grayson, Alaska's Green Party candidate for U.S. Senator

Today, Friday, August 14, 2026, the Juneau Inddependent published a column by Rich Moniak, "How campaigns show they don't respect voters," attacking Richard Grayson, the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska, writing, "(T)he fact Grayson is also on the ballot for Arizona House District 7 this year is proof his Alaska campaign is a sham."

Alaska Public Media publishes article, "Super PACs try to game Alaska’s open primary for U.S. Senate by elevating political unknowns," about super PAC spending for Richard Grayson and other candidates

Today, Friday, August 14, 2026, Alaska Public Media published an article by Liz Ruskin, "Super PACs try to game Alaska’s open primary for U.S. Senate by elevating political unknowns," about super PACs spending for Richard Grayson and other candidates.

Green Party Senate candidate Richard Grayson knows flyers with his name and face are clogging mailboxes around Alaska. But he doesn’t get them. He lives in Arizona.

A retired law school administrator, Grayson has run for office a lot, all over the country, with no expectation of winning.

“Egotism. I don't know. Curiosity,” he said, when asked why. “If you look me up, you see I've been doing this since 1979.”

He isn’t in Alaska to campaign and has raised no money. A group called Fair Deal Alaska has spent about $800,000 to help him and another non-Alaskan perennial candidate, Democrat Carol Hafner, with direct mail and text messages.

Fair Deal even has video ads promoting him on social media.

“It was an ego trip to see an actual, like, commercial,” Grayson said.

Grayson, though, is aware he’s a pawn in someone else’s false-flag operation.

Money is pouring into Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as the Aug. 18 primary nears.

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As for Grayson, the Green Party candidate in Arizona, he doesn’t think he’ll finish in the top four of the primary, even with all the promotion.

And if he does advance to the general election? He said he’d do what he could to help Peltola, because he wants her to win.

“If I were on the (November) ballot, I would just tell people — and have her tell people —I support her,” Grayson said. “Don't vote for me.”

No matter how many — or few — votes Grayson gets, Alaskans will probably see his name on future ballots. He said he likes how easy the state makes it to become a candidate.

“You don't need any signatures,” he said. “You just have to give them a $100 check.”