Different race, same checkbook: billionaire who backed Mamdani also backs Bill Hill
The article examines Hill’s donations from wealthy contributors alongside his criticism of billionaires.
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Published Sep 25, 2026
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Must Read Alaska reports that billionaire Elizabeth Simons gave money to both a super PAC that supported Zohran Mamdani and Bill Hill’s Alaska House campaign. The article questions the connection because Hill criticizes billionaires while accepting donations from wealthy contributors.
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SWIPE →Independent House candidate whose campaign donations and criticism of billionaires are examined
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Nicholas J. Begich III
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Republican incumbent whom Hill is challenging and has criticized
ALSO MENTIONED Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor whose election was supported by a super PAC that received a donation from Simons
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