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NM: Pelosi, Rumsfeld join ranks funding House races

By   /   July 23, 2012  /   Comments Off

By Rob Nikolewski | Capitol Report New Mexico

SANTA FE — U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-District 3, receives a lot of money from Native American tribes.

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-District 2, gets a ton from oil and energy companies.

And political figures ranging from California U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld have thrown cash at candidates in New Mexico’s three U.S. House races.

Capitol Report New Mexico examined the campaign contributions this year for the three Democrats and three Republicans seeking jobs on Capitol Hill and scanned some of their biggest contributors as well as some with noteworthy political names.

Read the complete story at www.capitolreportnewmexico.com.

 

 

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