Top Donor to State GOP Groups Is Funded by Leonard Leo’s Billion Dollar Windfall

The Concord Fund is giving heavily to state Republican Party groups this year after taking millions from Leonard Leo’s “dark money” network.

Leonard Leo speaks at a 2018 Federalist Society event (YouTube/The Federalist Society)

A “dark money” nonprofit that is heavily funded by a group controlled by the chief judicial adviser for Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump was the largest donor in the first half of the year to Republican Party groups that work to elect state judges, governors, legislators, attorneys general, and other down-ballot officials.

Leonard Leo’s ‘Dark Money’ Group Donates Millions to Back Republican State Campaigns

An opaque conservative group closely linked with Trump legal adviser Leonard Leo donated nearly $2 million to the Republican State Leadership Committee last quarter.

Dark Money Attacks Judges for Being 'Soft on Crime'

Scaremongering advertisements in state court races were paid for by shadowy groups whose true funding sources weren’t available to voters.

Wisconsin Groups Keep It Local Amid Record Ad Blitz in Supreme Court Race

While community groups work to mobilize voters, a deluge of TV ads is set to make Wisconsin's the most expensive state supreme court race ever.

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