Thomas Massie’s Opponent Received Most Of His Donations From Outside Kentucky
Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie received significantly more donations from his home state than his opponent, Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein. Massie received donations from 1,119 individuals living…
Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie received significantly more donations from his home state than his opponent, Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein.
Massie received donations from 1,119 individuals living in Kentucky, while Gallrein received 98, according to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Records show that Massie had a total of 2,526 individual donations, while Gallrein had 1,904.
Gallrein defeated Massie by a 9-point margin, 54.9% to 45.1%, in Tuesday’s primary after earning President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Massie received $1,874,603.23, while Gallrein secured $197,216.00 in small donations.
Pro-Israel lobbyists, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), spent over $9 million in mostly independent expenditures to help Gallrein win. Lobbyists also donated to MAGA Kentucky, a pro-Trump super PAC, which spent over $7 million in independent expenditures attempting to oust Massie, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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