Tory Tim Dunn lends $ 1million to Texas Senate candidate Shelley Luther
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Conservative megadonator Tim Dunn backs Shelley Luther in his bid for the Texas Senate with a $ 1 million loan, a significant sum for such a race.
Luther, the owner of the Dallas salon who was jailed earlier this year for her refusal to close his business due to coronavirus restrictions, is in a six-way special election on September 29 to succeed Senator Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, as he prepares to join Congress. The seat is solidly red.
Luther’s campaign confirmed the $ 1 million loan Friday night, three days before the campaign funding deadline in the race. The loan was first reported by The Texan news site.
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In one statement explaining his support for LutherDunn praised her for resisting what he described as too much of a bipartisan government push in the fight against the pandemic. He said he loaned him $ 1 million because “Austin Swamp tipped the playing field to nullify Shelley’s field advantage,” referring to the fast-track schedule Gov. Greg Abbott ordered to fill the seat of Fallon.
Luther’s closest Republican competitor is the State Representative. Drew springer from Münster. He responded to the news of the loan in citing several groups who supported him, including the Texas Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association, and saying they “knew how much a [Empower Texans] bought and paid for Senator would be for Texas. Empower Texans is the tough right-wing group Dunn has funded over the years.
Early voting for the special elections began on Monday and ends on September 25. The next campaign fundraising deadline covers fundraising until Saturday.
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