Measure 97 has shattered the state’s record for the most money contributed to a battle over a ballot measure.
The campaign to defeat the corporate sales tax measure has reached $22.5 million in contributions, more than double what proponents of the corporate sale tax have raised, according to campaign finance records. The Yes on 97 campaign has raised $10.9 million.
October 25, 2016
Measure 97 has shattered the state’s record for the most money contributed to a battle over a ballot measure.
The campaign to defeat the corporate sales tax measure has reached $22.5 million in contributions, more than double what proponents of the corporate sale tax have raised, according to campaign finance records. The Yes on 97 campaign has raised $10.9 million.
The record previously resided with the fight over GMO labeling in 2014, when opponents and proponents raised a combined $29 million.
