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Governors associations top list of Va. gubernatorial donors

Posted at 1:38 PM, Aug 21, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-21 14:31:56-04

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -- There is new information about who is funding all those  radio and TV gubernatorial campaign ads heating up the airwaves in Virginia.

Information obtained from the State Board of Elections shows the Republican and Democratic governors associations are among the largest donors.

In fact, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAC), which obtained the financial records for both campaigns, shows the Republican Governors Association's donations for Ken Cuccinelli's campaign totaled more than $5.5 million to date.

Additionally, VPAC reported the Democratic Governors Association has donated nearly  $2.2 million for Terry McAuliffe's campaign  as of June 17.

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