In an analysis of eight races–three for row offices and five for state House seats, Spotlight PA found that thousands of individuals and PACs donated about $60 million dollars for and against the candidates. $38.3 million of that, or 63%, came from nine PACs. The two top PAC donors were sponsored by one guy, Jeffrey Yass, an opponent of public schools. He has in the past donated to successful (and, in my view, whacko) Lehighton Area school board candidates.
I should explain that Spotlight PA is an independent news-gathering organization funded by foundations and readers. Row offices are elected state-wide offices like the Treasurer and Attorney General. They don’t include the Governor and Lt. Governor.
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