Jim Black paid his rent out of campaign funds.
After last week's discussion of the former House speaker's condo in Bishops Ridge, an alert reader pointed out that Black used campaign funds for it.
That's unusual, but not illegal. Still, it's interesting to note that Black paid $1,200 a month to his landlord, according to a campaign finance report from December of 2006.
That's about how much an apartment or condo goes for in the Bishops Ridge area, which means that Black's roommate, then Rep. Bill Culpepper, either paid him directly or lived there free.
Critics of Black have long said that he used real estate deals to grant favors. This arrangement certainly raises questions, if nothing else.
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