Trump Allies Pour $22 Million Into Jay Feely's Arizona House Race
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 23
Trump Allies Pour $22 Million Into Jay Feely's Arizona House Race
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 23
Summary
$22 million-plus in GOP spending has flooded Arizona's battleground House race to lift Republican Jay Feely over Democrat Amish Shah, with much of the money arriving in the final weeks.
Trump's push is unusually personal: officials say the president has known Feely for decades as a friend and golf partner and views the former Arizona Cardinals kicker as a strong candidate.
That loyalty also shaped the race earlier, with Trump privately and publicly helping clear other Republicans aside so Feely could switch contests and secure the nomination.
The effort stands out because Trump and allied groups have otherwise been selective late in the midterms, even pulling back from Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina involving loyalists.