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TexasTowelie

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Fri Nov 2, 2018, 07:51 AM Nov 2018

12th Congressional District: Race drawing attention, cash from celebrities, PACs

WASHINGTON — Pop quiz: What do Bradley Whitford, Rosie O’Donnell, Jon Cryer, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Sinatra and Kyra Sedgwick have in common?

They’re all entertainers, of course. But they’re also Danny O’Connor donors.

Among the whopping $7.3 million the Franklin County recorder has received during the nearly 11 months he’s sought the congressional seat in the 12th District that Pat Tiberi once held are a handful of celebrities and a whole lot of out–of–staters.

In fact, 79 percent of O’Connor’s itemized contributions come from outside Ohio, according to an analysis of campaign contributions by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Read more: https://www.ohio.com/news/20181102/12th-congressional-district-race-drawing-attention-cash-from-celebrities-pacs/1

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