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Fred Smith received $14,500 from political action committees by the end of 2007.
According to his mid-year and year-end campaign finance reports, the Republican gubernatorial candidate received donations from a dozen PACs.
The top contributor was Progress Energy, which gave $4,000. Wachovia gave $2,000.
Smith also received $1,000 each from Carolina Conservatives, a PAC affiliated with state Sen. Eddie Goodall; the N.C. Association of Convenience Stores; the N.C. Home Builders Association; J.M. Family Enterprises; the Manufactured Housing PAC; the N.C. Farm Bureau and Wal-Mart.
He also received $500 donations from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, PSNC Energy and the Island Preservation PAC, a Wilmington-based group focused on coastal issues.