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National same-sex marriage foe releases donor list after 5-year legal battle
Sure, this is a blatant rip-off of a thread at Joe.My.God, but it is just too delicious: MAINE: Brian Brown Finally Hands Over NOM Donors List, Only SIX Names Are On The List
Six people? I've been in longer lines at the grocery store.
National same-sex marriage foe releases donor list after 5-year legal battle
Politics
Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Last update: 1:06 p.m.
By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff
http://twitter.com/StoryTiller
http://stateandcapitol/
Posted Aug. 24, 2015, at 11:21 a.m.
Last modified Aug. 24, 2015, at 12:27 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The National Organization for Marriage has filed details of its financial activities related to a 2009 effort to repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law following a more-than-five-year legal battle over Maine’s campaign finance laws.
Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the Maine Ethics Commission, said in a written statement Monday morning that the list had been filed at the commission’s website and that the organization has indicated it will not further fight the matter through the courts.
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The donor list includes a mix of in- and out-of-state donors who gave NOM between $50,000 and $750,000 in individual donations. The largest donor was Sean Fieler of New York City, who is the president of Chiaroscuro Foundation and gave a total of $1.25 million.
The only donor listed from Maine was Richard Kurtz of Cape Elizabeth, who gave $50,000. There are only six names on the list, plus about $5,300 of “unitemized contributions.”
Watch bangordailynews.com for updates.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Last update: 1:06 p.m.
By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff
http://twitter.com/StoryTiller
http://stateandcapitol/
Posted Aug. 24, 2015, at 11:21 a.m.
Last modified Aug. 24, 2015, at 12:27 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The National Organization for Marriage has filed details of its financial activities related to a 2009 effort to repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law following a more-than-five-year legal battle over Maine’s campaign finance laws.
Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the Maine Ethics Commission, said in a written statement Monday morning that the list had been filed at the commission’s website and that the organization has indicated it will not further fight the matter through the courts.
....
The donor list includes a mix of in- and out-of-state donors who gave NOM between $50,000 and $750,000 in individual donations. The largest donor was Sean Fieler of New York City, who is the president of Chiaroscuro Foundation and gave a total of $1.25 million.
The only donor listed from Maine was Richard Kurtz of Cape Elizabeth, who gave $50,000. There are only six names on the list, plus about $5,300 of “unitemized contributions.”
Watch bangordailynews.com for updates.
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My day just got brighter! 
