The Weekly Update: The 2012 Election Results on Education… so far | Seattle Education

The Weekly Update: The 2012 Election Results on Education… so far | Seattle Education:

The Weekly Update: The 2012 Election Results on Education… so far

by seattleducation2011

Before going through the results of the elections, one last note about the Walton’s. I came across a list of candidates running for election or re-election who received donations from the Waltons this year.

It is interesting to note that Obama and Romney got about the same amount of money from the Waltons. I suppose that’s called “hedging your bets”. The list of cash recipients is long and worth a look. Rick Larsen, a House Democrat in Washington State, received $7,500 from the Waltons. You might want to see if one of your representatives is on the list.

There is another list that is being compiled of the elections around the country where big money was spent on campaigns from school board candidates to state