To the Editor:

As a lifelong resident and voter in New Jersey, I am again disgustedby the amount of money spent by the top 25 special interest groups, more than $74 million in 2017.

Here is a small sample: IBEW Affiliates, $4.3 million; Operating Engineers Locals 825 and 68, $4.3 million; Democratic Governors Association, $3.2 million;Republican Governors Association,$2.4 million; Plumbers and Pipefitters, $2 million; Communications Workers of American affiliates, $1.6 million; Realtors, $1.5 million.

September 19, 2018