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The state of Alaska paid more than $81,000 to relocate former commissioner and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka and her family to Anchorage in 2019 — an outsized bill she says was caused by a state policy that forced her to accept bids from fraudulent movers, driving up the cost.
Tshibaka resigned March 29, the same day she announced she is running for the Senate seat held by Lisa Murkowski. She has made saving the government money a centerpiece of her campaign, touting her accomplishments cutting costs in her department as commissioner.
State regulations require employees to pay back a portion of relocation expenses if they stay at their job for less than two years after the completion of their move. Tshibaka resigned two years and 39 days after the date her move ended.