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Last year, Paul R. LePage, the fiercely anti-welfare Republican governor of Maine, was re-elected despite a highly erratic first term — with strong support in struggling towns where many rely on public assistance.
Black lawmakers, all but one of whom are Democrats, were 19 times as likely as their Democratic peers to get a donation from Lorillard Tobacco.
For two consultants working to help put Carly Fiorina in the White House, the legal firewall between campaign and super PAC must look more like a mirror.
The Center for Responsive Politics analysis shows the following personal wealth for New Hampshire’s Congressional Delegation.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D) – $3,683,012
Representative Ann Kuster (D) – $1,937,701
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R) -$1,155,006
Representative Frank Guinta (R) – $340,506
UPDATED Nov. 18 Gov. Hassan didn’t respond to InDepthNH.org, but was quoted by NHPR as saying government’s first job is to protect the people. “And we can’t do any of the things that we want to do in a free democracy, whether it’s educate our children or have entrepreneurs start businesses if we are not safe — and I know that refugees and immigrants want that kind of safety too,” Hassan said on NHPR.
As of Sept. 30, Larry Lessig, who dropped out of the presidential race this week, had pulled in $1 million from individual donors to his campaign, 62 percent of which were “large” donations of more than $200.
What do these Portsmouth folks want? They tell Roger Wood Indepth the answer is simple — Government Transparency.
With weak polling and lackluster fundraising, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is struggling to stay in the 2016 presidential race. So far, some of his strongest financial supporters have come from a new, growing industry: legal marijuana. As of Sept. 30, Paul’s second-biggest contributor is the National Cannabis Industry Association, a D.C.-based trade group that lobbies Congress on behalf of state-legal marijuana businesses. Since it was founded in the later part of 2010, the association has spent $200,000 on lobbying.
