"...I want to show I can qualify for public financing, just like others,” Foley said. The one other Republican candidate, Sen. John McKinney, is using public financing, and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and Sen. Toni Boucher, who are exploring runs for governor, are also utilizing the public financing system. Those exploring a run for governor can raise up to $375 from individuals, but only $100 would count toward the $250,000 a candidate must raise in order to qualify. A candidate will receive up to $1.25 million for the primary and $6 million for the general election through the Citizens’ Election Program. “They’ve made the rules in Connecticut so that you pretty much can’t win unless you take the public financing or you write a huge check of your own,” Foley said. “You cannot go out and raise enough money in the traditional way.”..."
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:39:45 +0000
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