NJEA fuels rise in local campaign money
Spending on local school elections more than doubled during the past decade even as fundraising for other types of elections lagged or even declined, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Spending on local school campaigns during the past decade totaled $9.6 million — up 125 percent from the $4.3 million spent during the 1990s, according to White Paper Number 21, School Elections Campaign Financing: An Update.
On average, nearly $1 million was spent per year from 2000 through 2009. This compares to an average of $427,123 from 1990 through 1999.
