This disclosure coincides with a spending surge from Texas PAC, an affiliate of John Thune's Senate Leadership Fund, which has spent $131 million in 17 days to assist Paxton. The group recently added $61.4 million in spending to the race, and financial reports indicate additional funding is on the way.
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Ben Pogue Identified as Mystery $250K Donor to Ken Paxton Super PAC
US Politics19 days ago
A political action committee backing Ken Paxton used a nonexistent identity to shield the source of a large contribution to the candidate's run for a U.S. Senate seat. The real donor was Texas businessman Ben Pogue, who provided $250,000 under the pseudonym Paul McLaren and listed a rented strip mall mailbox as the donor's address. Pogue's father is a construction executive who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return.
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