WI: Outside groups spending $$ in Racine mayor race

[RandySF]

RACINE — With the 2023 Spring Election slightly more than two weeks away, campaign messages about the City of Racine’s mayoral election are cramming residents’ mailboxes, popping up on websites and filling local airwaves.

The incumbent, Cory Mason, and the challenger, Henry Perez face off in the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 4.

Television ads for both candidates appeared on Milwaukee television stations earlier this week while recent filings with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission indicate that a Washington D.C.-based political action committee (PAC) has spent more than $43,000 to produce and mail campaign literature. Mason told WTMJ-TV (channel 4) this week that he expects his reelection campaign to spend $420,000.

According to the Ethics Commission’s website, Open Democracy PAC of Washington D.C. reported spending $43,143.13 in support of Mason for Racine, the mayor’s campaign organization. The expenditures, which included mailing service, mailing lists, postage and online advertising, occurred between March 9 and March 22.

Open Democracy PAC also reported spending $129.73 this month on mailing list expenses in opposition to Friends of Henry Perez, which is Perez’ campaign committee.




https://racinecountyeye.com/2023/03/25/groups-spending-racine-mayor-race/

[riversedge]

1. And I read an outside group dropped 2 MILLION for the SC race the other day. sorry to off

your topic. I am irate so often when so much money just pours in. Same happened with Ron Johnson==I think it was mid or late summer and johnson was a bit behind--then MILLIONS poured in to help him win.