By Evan Wyloge | Arizona Capitol Times
Of the $4.1 million spent to help four candidates vying for two open seats on the board that regulates Arizona’s utilities – more than in any previous Corporation Commission race – the source of more than $3 million of that is shrouded in secrecy.
The so-called “dark money” has gone entirely to help Republicans Tom Forese and Doug Little.
The most recent campaign finance reports show the race has been dominated by $3.2 million coming from outside the campaigns themselves, and only a sliver of that – about $29,000 – comes from a traditional “independent expenditure” group that discloses its donors.
