By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror
This is the first part in an ongoing series that examines spending by political action committees.
Candidates can get money for their campaigns in a number of ways from a variety of sources.
One of the most common ways for candidates to get money is from political action committees, most commonly referred to as PACs.
The most common types are corporate PACs, which are tied a specific company and its employees, PACs related to broader industries and union PACs, which are funded primarily by union members.
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According to campaign finance data compiled by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, candidates have collected more than $2.6 million from PACs thus far in the 2018 election.
