BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s re-election campaign got a big boost from independent expenditure political action committees - also known as super PACs.
A report by the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance released this week found that super PACs spent about $6.8 million to support or oppose candidates in last year’s state election.
Nearly all of that - about 97 percent - went to support Baker.
Of the nine super PACs that were active in the election, the Commonwealth Future super PAC reported spending the most - about $6.2 million, all of which supported Baker.
The Commonwealth Future super PAC was almost entirely funded by the Washington-based Republican Governors Association.
The next highest super PAC total was from Patients for Affordable Drugs Action, which spent $480,000 to support Baker.
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