The organization that paid for a controversial ad that takes Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer to task for two past DWI arrests was funded mostly by donations from the ex-wife and aunt of Democratic candidate Mark Dayton.
Dayton’s ex-wife, Alida Rockefeller Messinger, donated the $500,000 to Win Minnesota Political Action Committee (PAC) towards the end of May; Mary Lee Dayton, the candidate’s aunt, donated $250,000 to the PAC in April; other Daytons also contributed amounts ranging from $1,000 to $50,000, according to documents filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
The Win Minnesota PAC then funneled $900,000 to the Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund, which put out the controversial Emmer ad this week and made large ad buys in mid-July. The Alliance is also funded by the 2010 Fund, which receives more labor unions like Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Education Minnesota and AFSCME, as well as smaller donations from Messinger.
Dayton’s ex-wife, Alida Rockefeller Messinger, donated the $500,000 to Win Minnesota Political Action Committee (PAC) towards the end of May; Mary Lee Dayton, the candidate’s aunt, donated $250,000 to the PAC in April; other Daytons also contributed amounts ranging from $1,000 to $50,000, according to documents filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
The Win Minnesota PAC then funneled $900,000 to the Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund, which put out the controversial Emmer ad this week and made large ad buys in mid-July. The Alliance is also funded by the 2010 Fund, which receives more labor unions like Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Education Minnesota and AFSCME, as well as smaller donations from Messinger.
Here are some of the filings:
The Republican Party of Minnesota released a statement yesterday about this. Here's the video, which Emmer said is insulting.
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