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Governor's PAC Has Cash-On-Hand Of $93,000

Office of the Governor

Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has stockpiled more than $90,000 in a political committee that helps other candidates and pays for some of her political travels.

According to a new fundraising report, Susana PAC raised $59,675 during the past two months. Among the contributors giving $5,200 were pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc., the American Beverage Association and United Healthcare Group.

One of United's businesses, OptumHealth New Mexico, has a multi-million dollar contract to manage non-Medicaid behavioral health spending by state agencies.

The governor's PAC, which is separate from Martinez's re-election campaign, reported cash-on-hand of $93,139 at the start of the month. That's after spending about $87,000 since late June, including $25,000 for polling.

The committee contributed $2,500 to Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran.

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