Did Senate Democrats And George Soros Hide Their Support Of A Pro-Doug Jones Super PAC? A New Lawsuit Makes The Case
ANDREW KERR
DailyCaller.com
03/05/2018
Highway 31 spent $4.4 million in support of Doug Jones and against Roy Moore in Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election in December
Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint against Highway 31 on Monday alleging the Super PAC failed to disclose its contributors in its reports to the Federal Election Commission
“I think it’s very likely that national Democrats wanted to create the appearance of Highway 31 being a local organization,” CLC attorney told the Daily Caller News Foundation
A super PAC that supported Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election in December misled the public about the identity of its contributors, a complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission charges.
Highway 31 Super PAC burst onto the scenes in Alabama just one month before election day in the deep-red state right when it appeared Jones had a chance to win over his opponent, Republican Roy Moore.
The Super PAC outspent all other outside groups between its date of formation on Nov. 6 and election day on Dec. 12, spending $4.4 million in support of Jones and against Moore.
But prior to election day, it was unclear who was funding Highway 31’s operations. The way in which the group left Alabama voters in the dark regarding the identity of its contributors violated campaign finance law, according to a complaint the Campaign Legal Center filed Monday.
In its only report prior to the special election, Highway 31 reported it had received no contributions. But despite not raising a penny, the group had been extended $1.2 million in credit from a variety out-of-state media consulting firms for advertising production and media buys.
At the time, it was reported that Highway 31 was utilizing a little-known loophole to hide the identity of its contributors by operating entirely on credit.
It took more than five weeks after Jones’ election victory for Highway 31 to reveal its funding sources in a post-election report filed with the FEC.
The report revealed that the Super PAC was funded primarily by three outside groups — $3.2 million from Senate Majority PAC, a Super PAC with ties to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, $910,000 from the Democrat-aligned Priorities USA Action Super PAC, which is backed by billionaire George Soros, and $250,000 from the League of Conservation Voters.
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