Accepts contributions from abortion-rights group NARAL
The details of Begich's and Stevens' campaign contribution and spending reports were released Tuesday. Begich's report shows Alaska donors as well as money from several unions, the abortion-rights group NARAL, the American Association for
Justice lawyers group and political action committees of Senate Democrats. Begich also picked up a lot of small donations via the Internet through the ActBlue Democratic political action committee.
Source: By Sean Cockerham in Anchorage Daily News
Jul 16, 2008
Mayor's Charity Ball donated $25K to Planned Parenthood
Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage donated $25,000 to Planned Parenthood of Alaska following an annual city fundraising event.
Money raised by the 2003 Mayor's Charity Ball was divided among four charities. This year, those randomly selected were the
Anchorage Concert Chorus, the Imaginarium, the Covenant House of Alaska, and Planned Parenthood of America, the nation's largest abortion business. Each received one quarter of the more than $100,000 raised.
Begich included Planned
Parenthood when he remarked that the fundraiser would benefit "four very worthy charities," despite the fact that Planned Parenthood already receives grants from the state and federal governments.
In previous years, pro-life organizations had benefited from the annual ball, such as the Pregnancy Support Services crisis pregnancy in 1998 and both Catholic and Lutheran Social Services.
Source: Paul Nowak, LifeNews.com, "Alaska Mayor Donates"
Dec 15, 2003
