MI-GOV: Group tied to Michigan governor candidate Gretchen Whitmer reveals donors

[RandySF]

Facing accusations that it was hiding donors until after the Aug. 7 gubernatorial primary, a political group tied to Democrat Gretchen Whitmer on Monday released the identity of those who donated more than $2.23 million to the group.

The list includes nearly $2 million from union groups, affiliates and progressive organizations, more than $150,000 from individuals and nearly $90,000 has from businesses.

Build a Better Michigan - running $1.8 million in campaign ads that feature Whitmer, a former state senator - was required to file its financial disclosure report with the Internal Revenue Service on July 15. But it did so by mail, while IRS officials said it would take weeks to upload the report and make it public.

That sparked accusations last week from a progressive Whitmer rival, Abdul El-Sayed, that Whitmer was benefiting from what he called a “dark money group” whose lack of disclosure he said is “corrupting our Democratic primary.”


https://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/group-tied-michigan-governor-candidate-gretchen-whitmer-reveals-donors

[poetshepherd]

1. What is the STORY here?

That her opponent is desperate? I sent her $--disabled, live on fixed income.

[RandySF]

2. That's the point

El-Sayed spent weeks screaming for disclosure expecting to find Koch money.

[Blue_true]

3. Has he done the same disclosure, or is his wife busy doing their taxes return? nt

[RandySF]

6. Mostly Super PACs

[OilemFirchen]

4. Oh my!

Unions! Progressive organizations! Individuals!

[theaocp]

5. It was an "issue", but El-Sayed helped to speed up the transparency.

He's my preferred candidate, but it's good to have the donations out in the open.