Saturday, August 22, 2026
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"
Friday, August 21, 2026
Wall Street Journal publishes "Potomac Watch" column, "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.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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
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.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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
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.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Shady Super PAC Fair Deal Alaska's Postcard Mailers Supporting Richard Grayson's Campaign for the U.S. Senate from Alaska
Friday, August 14, 2026
Juneau Independent publishes column, "How campaigns show they don't respect voters," attacking Richard Grayson, Alaska's Green Party candidate for U.S. Senator
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
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.”
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Anchorage Daily News publishes article, "Millions pour into Alaska to boost fringe U.S. Senate candidates," about super PAC spending for Richard Grayson and other candidates
Fair Deal Alaska, which formed late last month, has already spent nearly $770,000, primarily supporting Carol Hafner and Richard Grayson, who could draw votes away from Peltola.
Both Hafner, a Democrat, and Grayson, a Green Party member, live in the Lower 48 and have run for office in other states.
In an interview Wednesday, Grayson called the spending a "revolting" development that makes him "uncomfortable and angry." He said he is running for office "for fun" and he supports Peltola's candidacy.
A candidate who finishes among the top four in the primary can withdraw from the general election, potentially allowing the fifth-place finisher to advance.
That is exactly what Grayson intends to do, he said Wednesday from his home in Arizona.
"I won't be on the ballot in Alaska because if I do finish at the top four, I'll just do what Nancy Dahlstrom and Matthew Salisbury did in the House race two years ago," said Grayson, referring to the 2024 U.S. House race, when the third- and fourth-place finishers dropped out of the race amid pressure from the Alaska Republican Party, elevating the fifth- and sixth-place finishers onto the general election ballot.
"You just withdraw. That's why I don't understand this now," said Grayson.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Alaska Beacon publishes article, "Why super PACs are suddenly spending big on Alaska’s US Senate underdogs," about money given to Richard Grayson and other candidates
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