The super PAC aligned with Arkansas Republican Senate candidate Jake Bequette purchased nearly $900,000 in broadcast and cable ads in the state in support of the former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran's campaign, Fox News has learned.
"Now, Bequette is volunteering for duty in the U.S. Senate," the ad says."Conservative, God-fearing, Arkansas Razorback, American patriot."
Jake Bequette of the Arkansas Razorbacks warms up before a game against the New Mexico Lobos at War Memorial Stadium on Sept. 10, 2011, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Razorbacks beat the Lobos 52-3. The size of the ad buy is striking. Neither the Bequette campaign nor the Boozman campaign have purchased ad time yet. first reported in October that Dick Uihlein, a conservative mega donor, gave $1 million to the Arkansas Patriots Fund super PAC in support of Bequette.
Former pro football player and Iraq War veteran Jake Bequette, in a campaign video, announces his 2022 Republican primary challenge against Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, on July 12, 2021. Bequette has recently seen endorsements from Reps. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., and Burgess Owens, R-Utah.
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