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Outside Groups Spend $640K In Ohio GOP Congressional Primary
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Republican congressional primary in northeast Ohio pitting a conservative state lawmaker against a former pro football player is attracting big money from national groups.
Rep. Christina Hagan and Anthony Gonzalez, a former NFL wide receiver, are running for the 16th District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci.
The Columbus Dispatch reports outside groups have invested over $640,000 into the race, most of it favoring Gonzalez.
Business-friendly groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CLA, a dark-money group that doesn’t disclose donors, support Gonzalez. Supporting Hagan are ultra-conservative groups, including Drain the Swamp and the House Freedom Fund, a PAC linked to Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, of Urbana.
Conservative Leadership PAC, a group funded by Ferragon Corp., Gonzalez’s father’s Cleveland-based steel company, is opposing Hagan.