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09-12-2013, 02:08 PM
SEN. RAND PAUL'S PAC GIVES $25K TO KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL HEMP COMMISSION
By Kevin Wheatley
Published: September 11, 2013 10:20AM
Nearly 10 months after pledging to commit $50,000 to the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee gave its first contribution with a $25,000 check Friday.
The commission had been operating primarily on a $50,000 contribution from David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, which was received less than a week after the hemp commission’s first meeting, according to records obtained by The State Journal through an open records request.
The PAC’s contribution was supposed to match his, Bronner believed.
“That was our understanding, but from our standpoint we’re just extremely thrilled that Sen. Paul has engaged like he has in coordination with Ag Commissioner (James) Comer to advocate on the industrial hemp issue like they have,” Bronner said in a phone interview.
Doug Stafford, executive director of Reinventing A New Direction PAC and Paul’s former chief of staff in the U.S. Senate, said in an email there has not been a delay in RandPAC’s contribution to the industrial hemp commission because there was never a set timeframe to collect and send funds.
Friday’s $25,000 check, which was deposited in the state treasury Monday, represents “a bit more than has been raised so far” in email and online fundraisers, he said, adding the PAC would likely contribute the remaining $25,000 by the end of the year as funds are raised.
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http://www.state-journal.com/local%20news/2013/09/11/sen-rand-paul-s-pac-gives-25k-to-kentucky-industrial-hemp-commission
By Kevin Wheatley
Published: September 11, 2013 10:20AM
Nearly 10 months after pledging to commit $50,000 to the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee gave its first contribution with a $25,000 check Friday.
The commission had been operating primarily on a $50,000 contribution from David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, which was received less than a week after the hemp commission’s first meeting, according to records obtained by The State Journal through an open records request.
The PAC’s contribution was supposed to match his, Bronner believed.
“That was our understanding, but from our standpoint we’re just extremely thrilled that Sen. Paul has engaged like he has in coordination with Ag Commissioner (James) Comer to advocate on the industrial hemp issue like they have,” Bronner said in a phone interview.
Doug Stafford, executive director of Reinventing A New Direction PAC and Paul’s former chief of staff in the U.S. Senate, said in an email there has not been a delay in RandPAC’s contribution to the industrial hemp commission because there was never a set timeframe to collect and send funds.
Friday’s $25,000 check, which was deposited in the state treasury Monday, represents “a bit more than has been raised so far” in email and online fundraisers, he said, adding the PAC would likely contribute the remaining $25,000 by the end of the year as funds are raised.
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read more:
http://www.state-journal.com/local%20news/2013/09/11/sen-rand-paul-s-pac-gives-25k-to-kentucky-industrial-hemp-commission