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
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