Travis Hutson self-funds $90K ahead of competitive SD 7 Primary

Travis Hutson self-funds $90K ahead of competitive SD 7 Primary

Sen. Travis Hutson is spending his own money in the final stretch of the GOP Primary in Senate District 7.

Hutson, facing his first Primary battle since the one he won when the seat was open in 2015, loaned his campaign account $90,000 in the week ending Aug. 5.

This was the first money Hutson personally put into this campaign, and it was a necessary move given $114,911 of spending in the same week, with television and mail buys making up most of that spend.

Hutson’s campaign account has just $12,400 on hand, but given his family wealth, another big personal loan or two certainly could be budgeted.

There was no activity during the same week for Hutson’s two primary political committees, Firs...

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