Lewis gets a check from heavy hitter

Submitted by bniolet on October 21, 2009 - 2:29pm.
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Democratic Senate candidate Kenneth Lewis has received some help from one of the major heavy hitters in the Democratic Party.

Peter L. Buttenwieser of Philadelphia, a long-time Democratic fund raiser, gave Lewis $1,500 to Lewis, an attorney from Chapel Hill, who is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Richard Burr, according to Lewis' latest campaign report.

Buttenwieser is well known in Democratic circles as a big-time fund raiser, Rob Christensen reports. He is also a major donor having contributed about $3 million to the Democratic Party or Democratic candidates during the past decade, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Lewis met Buttenwieser during a fund raising trip to Philly.

Lewis faces Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and possibly other candidates in next May's Democratic primary.

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Re: Lewis gets a check from heavy hitter

Submitted by BitterEXdemocrat on October 21, 2009 - 3:07pm.

election finance reform should PROHIBIT these kinds of out of state donations!

where's Lewis OUTRAGE over the Kinston nonpartisan issue? WHY would OBAMA DOJ call them too stupid to know who they are voting for???

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