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Outside Groups Spend Big on Statehouse Campaigns

A Democratic group spent almost $446,000 to sway West Virginia’s statehouse elections.
 
     The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee contributed the cash to the group Protect West Virginia.
 
     Protect West Virginia attacked Republicans and supported Democrats in advertising, including mailings.
 
     This election, Republicans sealed their first state House of Delegates majority in more than eight decades. They clinched the Senate majority after a Democrat turned Republican.
 
     Other outside groups spent big on statehouse races.

  •      Union-backed Honest West Virginians spent almost $1.4 million for Democrats.
  •            Grow WV Inc. spent more than $1.4 million to help Republicans, including $500,000 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, $220,000 from the Republican State Leadership Committee and $100,000 from Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick.

Moving West Virginia Forward BICPAC, another pro-GOP group, spent $360,500. Murray Energy contributed $250,000.

W.Va. Committees Spent $1.4 Million Each on State Races

Two West Virginia political committees spent about $1.4 million each to help their preferred parties win state legislative posts this election.

According to a campaign finance disclosure filed Thursday, Grow WV Inc. spent more than $1.4 million to help Republicans. Most of the group’s money went toward mailings and TV advertisements.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce donated $500,000 of the $1.5 million raised by the committee. The Republican State Leadership Committee contributed $220,000. A company with a similar name, Go West Virginia, Inc., gave $355,000. Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick contributed $100,000.

Honest West Virginians, a union-funded group, spent almost $1.4 million to help Democrats. 

Next month, Republicans will take control of both legislative chambers for the first time in about eight decades.

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