Senate Pages Matt Simpson, left, and Ilina Saucedo greet arriving legislators to the Senate Chambers wearing their new kuspuks, a traditional Eskimo garment, at the Capitol on Friday. “Kuspuk Friday” has become a new tradition with Senate staff and many women legislators of both Houses also donning the colorful, lightweight parkas.
![Senate Pages Matt Simpson, left, and Ilina Saucedo greet arriving legislators to the Senate Chambers wearing their new kuspuks, a traditional Eskimo garment, at the Capitol on Friday. "Kuspuk Friday" has become a new tradition with Senate staff and many women legislators of both Houses also donning the colorful, lightweight parkas. Michael Penn / Juneau Empire](http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/11931215.jpg "Senate Pages Matt Simpson, left, and Ilina Saucedo greet arriving legislators to the Senate Chambers wearing their new kuspuks, a traditional Eskimo garment, at the Capitol on Friday. "Kuspuk Friday" has become a new tradition with Senate staff and many women legislators of both Houses also donning the colorful, lightweight parkas. Michael Penn / Juneau Empire")
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Senate Pages Matt Simpson, left, and Ilina Saucedo greet arriving legislators to the Senate Chambers wearing their new kuspuks, a traditional Eskimo garment, at the Capitol on Friday. "Kuspuk Friday" has become a new tradition with Senate staff and many women legislators of both Houses also donning the colorful, lightweight parkas.
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Add commentWho bought them?
Just curious, were the garments donated or purchased with State funds?
This is not a new tradition.
This is not a new tradition. It began years ago with Rep. Mary Kapsner and has continued on after she left. In all the years Kuspuk Friday's have been happening, I have never seen the state actually buying the clothing. Everybody brought their own, borrowed, etc.
Kuspuk Friday
Those friends that I know in the Capitol buy their own.
Just saying....
If the State's buying, I want one!