New Jersey’s teachers union blew a staggering $40 million on a gubernatorial candidate who finished in an embarassing fifth place.
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) spent the money supporting their own president, Sean Spiller, in his campaign to succeed incumbent Governor Phil Murphy.
NJ Spotlight News reports:
Supporters at Sean Spiller’s election night watch party at Montclair Brewery said that record-high spending was worth it since Spiller’s campaign helped elevate issues important to teachers and working-class people.
The union’s spending on behalf of its president contributed to making Tuesday’s election the most expensive race for governor on record in New Jersey.
Spiller’s campaign raised the least amount of money of the six Democrats running to replace Gov. Phil Murphy, raising $438,817 through May 27.
But an independent committee funded by the NJEA had $40 million to spend on promoting Spiller’s campaign, making him the highest-funded candidate in the race by about $20 million.
That’s based on a review by New Jersey campaign finance officials of state-based independent campaign committees.
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