Tuesday may have been Tax Day for most Americans but it also provided another deadline for Congressional candidates. Former Anchorage Rep. Ethan Berkowitz leads all other Democratic contenders with more than $276,000.

From The Hill: “On the House side, Tuesday’s reports were punctuated by some big performances and some lackluster numbers for the GOP… Former lieutenant governor candidate Ethan Berkowitz (D) outraised Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), $280,000 to $160,000. Meanwhile, Young’s primary opponent, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, raised just $30,000 after entering the race in mid-March.”

Democrats are writing big checks for what they see as their best chance in a generation to topple Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Congressman Don Young in the fall elections. Most of their money is going to Ethan Berkowitz, one of three Democrats competing to take on Young, and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, who has not formally become a candidate but is expected to run against Stevens.

U.S. Rep. Don Young has spent more than $1.1 million on lawyers who have helped fend off Justice Department investigations, according to a campaign spending report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. If Young prevails in the primary, he’ll face one of three Democrats in the race. The leading fundraiser, former state House Minority Leader Ethan Berkowitz, raised twice as much money as Young. With $287,306 in the bank, Berkowitz continues to gain on Young.

Rep. Don Young on Tuesday released revised fundraising totals for the first quarter of 2008, showing he raised $134,000 — some $30,000 less than his campaign estimated earlier this month. Meanwhile, Democratic challenger

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Democrat Ethan Berkowitz raised $277,000. Berkowitz, who has raised more than $400,000 since entering the race, has more than $280,000 cash on hand.

KTUU reports on the FEC reporting in Alaska’s hotly-contested U.S. House race, saying “at least one candidate is getting a jump on things.” Ethan announced his FEC 1st quarter totals — more than $277,000 — which was the largest amount brought in by any of the three Democrats running for Congress: “We rank first and it shows how strong a campaign this is and the strength of the campaign that we’ll be able to roll out over the next couple of months,” Berkowitz said.

During the first three months of the year, Berkowitz raised $277,066 from 938 contributors. The campaign has almost $290,000 cash-on-hand. This amounts to the largest fundraising quarter of any Alaska Democrat running against Don Young in recorded FEC history. “I’m proud to have earned the support of people across Alaska. Together we’ve built a strong foundation for a successful campaign,” said Berkowitz.

APRN discusses Ethan Ethan’s strong first quarter fundraising effort in his run for Republican Congressman Don Young’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives: he raised more than $275,000 from nearly 1,000 contributors.

Congressman Don Young’s campaign is spending nine times more than its taking in and most of the expense is for lawyers. Young, who is facing an FBI investigation, spent nearly $595,000 for a three-month period that ended December 31st. About $400,000 was on legal feels. He took in just over $62,000 in donations and other income. Berkowitz, a former Alaska House minority leader, announced raising nearly $125,000 in the final quarter of 2007.

U.S. Rep. Don Young’s campaign spent nine times more than it took in for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2007 — most of it on legal fees — according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. Separately, Young, a Republican who faces a federal corruption probe, has established a legal expense fund. Meanwhile, Ethan raised $124,201 in the final quarter of 2007 from 577 contributors.