SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new campaign finance report shows a leading source of money for Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's political action committee is a Texas billionaire who's a major donor to conservative groups seeking to defeat President Barack Obama.
The governor's political organization, called Susana PAC, raised about $336,000 in the past six months as an election-year fight looms over control of the Legislature.
Texas businessman Harold Simmons contributed $10,000 to the PAC and four companies affiliated with him gave $40,000.
Monday was the deadline for political committees and candidates to file campaign finance disclosures with the secretary of state's office.
The governor's PAC spent nearly $342,000 from October through April 2, including contributing $17,500 to four GOP House and Senate candidates. The PAC reported cash-on-hand of about $295,000 as of last week
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