$300,000, just recently. It's nice to have mommy and daddy buy an election for you.
http://www.adn.com/article/20140922/family-us-senate-candidate-sullivan-gives-300k-group-backing-his-campaign
The family of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan has given another $300,000 to an independent group supporting Sullivan’s campaign, after donating more than $350,000 in advance of the Aug. 19 Republican Party primary.
Sullivan’s parents, Sandra and Thomas Sullivan, each gave $150,000 on Aug. 29 to American Crossroads, a super PAC that supports Republicans and that has reserved $5.5 million in television commercials in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.
Members of the Sullivan family had previously given $375,000 to Alaska’s Energy/America’s Values, another super PAC backing Sullivan that’s run by Anchorage political consultant Art Hackney.
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American Crossroads’ filing has since been corrected; it shows the Sullivans as the group’s second- and third-largest donors for August. A spokesman for the group said it had mistakenly listed the source of the money as the financial institution that issued the Sullivan family’s checks.
In an emailed news release, the Alaska Democratic Party said that “Dan Sullivan’s parents have gotten caught trying to make a secret donation of $300,000” to American Crossroads, which was co-founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove.
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It's interesting to note that Dan Sullivan has made very few visits to rural Alaska, while Mark has been traveling all over. I doubt that the pollsters are reaching the villages. (Or me, for that matter, since I don't answer the phone during election season.)
We should have good Dem turnout this year because of the marijuana initiative, a minimum wage initiative, and a referendum to overturn an unpopular anti union ordinance here in Anchorage (separate ballot, but this is where most of the voters are). Also ballot measure 4 which prohibits mining in sensitive salmon habitats.
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