An analysis by Spotlight PA found the average spending on a competitive state House or Senate race was over $1.1 and $3.5 million, respectively.
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“When I ran for Congress, it was so hard and money was so tight,” Moro said. “This race … like the governor came to my district. They all recognize the importance of this district.” These totals only represent money spent by each campaign and in-kind donations of goods or services like catering and mailers to benefit the candidate. The actual price tag is likely higher when including independent spending by outside groups.
Ten years ago, recalled Sam Chen, a Lehigh Valley-based Republican political operative, conventional wisdom was that a state House race might cost tens of thousands of dollars, and “if you can raise six figures, you’re winning.”Pennsylvania has always, to an extent, had free-spending politics.
In turn, the PAC has funneled its money to Democrats in swing states, including almost $6 million to Pennsylvania candidates and Democratic campaign committees that fight to defend incumbents and flip seats. For her part, Moro thinks that the attention on the state legislature increased after former President Donald Trump’s time in office. She cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn“I think more people are paying attention to state and local legislators because of what we saw happen with the 2020 election, where the states could have gotten in the way of certifying the election,” Moro told Spotlight PA.
His GOP opponent, Amy Bradley, and her allies have spent nearly $885,000, by comparison. Her campaign is almost entirely funded by the Commonwealth Leaders Fund, while the House Democratic Campaign Committee has provided nearly all of Burns’ dollars. The spending gap between Democratic and GOP candidates didn’t surprise state Rep. Josh Kail , chair of state House Republicans’ campaign arm. Despite Democrats outspending them, he expressed confidence that GOP candidates and their messaging would help them prevail this year.
While Democrats have a spending edge as they try to protect their state House majority, Republican candidates for state Senate have outspent all but one challenger in five competitive races.
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