Committees tied to Tom Leek, David Shoar pour millions into testy SD 7 GOP Primary
More than $750,000 was spent over two weeks by Republican Senate candidate Tom Leek and campaign committees under his control. But a group financed by trial attorneys burned through more than $1 million smearing him.
The Truth Matters, a political committee that for months attacked Leek while occasionally promoting opponent David Shoar, plunked down another $1.2 million in spending between Aug. 3 and 15. The bulk of that, more than $1 million, went toward TV advertising.
The massive fundraising comes ahead of a Senate District 7 Republican Primary between Leek, a sitting state Representative, Shoar, a former St. Johns Sheriff, and Gerry James, a retired professional wrestler.
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