907 Action
907 Action is a left-of-center political advocacy group in Alaska. It backed the campaign of left-leaning Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and left-leaning candidates for school board 1 and is affiliated with Progress Now, a network of left-of-center state-level advocacy organizations. 2 It is a subsidiary of the 907 Initiative. 3
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The group’s board president is an Alaska Democratic Party politician, 5 and its executive director was a staffer to an Anchorage left-of-center politician. 3
Background
907 Action is a left-of-center political advocacy group in Alaska that has endorsed left-of-center political candidates in local elections in the state. 1 The name is derived from the area code for Alaska. 4
907 Action emerged as a subsidiary of the 907 Initiative. 3 The action arm was established in March 2024, according to the Alaska Public Offices Commission. 4
Financial Information
907 Action is affiliated with Progress Now, a network of left-of-center state-level advocacy organizations founded by Michael Huttner, a New York attorney who co-wrote the book 60 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America. 2 Among the donors to ProgressNow is the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which is part of the dark money network Arabella Advisers, which was acquired by the Sunflower Services. 2
907 Action borrowed $10,000 from Fuse Washington, a Washington state-based group run by executive director Aaron Ostrom, who is a board member of ProgressNow. Progress Now reports that both Fuse Washington and the 907 Initiative are affiliate organizations. 2
907 Action spent $9,000 in the month leading up to the 2024 election promoting its Progressive Voter Guide. This came from a $10,000 donation from film director Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Spielberg. 6
Political Activity
907 Action is associated with the Progressive Voters Guide that provides information on local elections and ballot measures. 4
907 Action backed left-leaning Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and left-leaning candidates for school board. 1 907 Action and Planned Parenthood Votes Alaska each spent $10,000 in 2024 to back LaFrance’s mayoral campaign. 7
LaFrance defeated then-Mayor Dave Bronson (R), whom 907 Action described as “defined by scandal and incompetence.” 1
Leadership
Aubrey Wieber is the co-founder and executive director of the 907 Initiative and 907 Action. 5 Wieber is a former Anchorage Daily News reporter. Wieber also worked as an aide to Anchorage city Assemblyman Chris Constant (D-Anchorage). 3
Debra Call is the president of the board for the 907 Initiative and 907 Action. 3 Call is also a board member of the Alaska Federation of Natives and a former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. 5
Eleanor Andrews is the vice president of the board. 3 Andrews has been a veteran Anchorage community activist. She was also inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. 5
Sydney Scout is the treasurer of the board. 3 Scout is an Anchorage energy analyst and organizer. Scout has also been a board member of the Alaska Public Interest Research Group. 5