Out-of-state political actions committees are dumping loads of money in Utah's special election to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
Out-of-state super PACs have spent nearly $853,000 since May in the off-cycle primary to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz. That’s more than double the outlay of all three Republican candidates combined leading up to Tuesday’s election.
“That’s a pretty good amount of money to be funneled into a congressional race for sure,” said Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics.
The No. 1 outside contributor in the special election is Club for Growth, a Washington-based conservative foundation.