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Author Archives: ClarkCountyDem

Quid Pro Quo Politics: Benton?

August 8, 2008 – 7:23 am

Senator Don Benton claims that his campaign is funded by small business owners and individual citizens at a clip of 60% of his total haul. Aside from the other 40% of his funds coming from places like the National Rifle Association, payday lenders such as Money Tree, tobacco companies like R.J. Reynolds, and corporations [...]

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The Benton Apple Falls Not Far From the Money Tree

July 17, 2008 – 6:50 pm

The race for State Senate in the 17th legislative district will be heating up soon after the general election officially ‘starts’ after the August 19th primary.  The primary, designed to produce a candidate to take on incumbent senator/serial fund raiser Don Benton, was rendered moot when software developer Martin Hash dropped out in favor of [...]

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