Sunlight on Chemistry Council ads
The Sunlight Foundation highlights ads by the American Chemistry Council that boosted backers of federal legislation the council's members favored.
Posted — UpdatedHagan is running for re-election this year. Among the Republicans seeking the chance to unseat her are House Speaker Thom Tillis, Dr. Greg Brannon of Cary and Rev. Mark Harris of Charlotte.
Although the scale is different, the mechanisms are much the same. As the Sunlight Foundation reports:
In response to the foundation's story, Hagan campaign spokeswoman Sadie Weiner emphasized that the bills in question were supported by lawmakers across the political spectrum. She added that Hagan supports legislation that would require groups like the Chemistry Council and AFP to disclose their donors.
"Unlike her opponents, who refuse to support the DISCLOSE Act, Kay supports the bill to increase transparency because she thinks that all groups, no matter their political leaning, should have to disclose who funds them. Right now, Americans for Prosperity has spent over $8 million in undisclosed money to reward Thom Tillis for pushing an agenda in Raleigh that was bad for middle-class families but good for the Koch brothers," Weiner said, referring to the billionaire industrialists who bankroll AFP.
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