Manatee-Sarasota developers funding committees behind attack ads in Whitmore-Bearden race
Armed with hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, PACs go on the attack in Republican primary campaign for seat on Manatee County Commission.
Two different political action committees have launched competing negative attacks against GOP Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore and her primary challenger Jason Bearden.
The committees, however, do have one thing in common, according to state campaign finance disclosures: the same treasurer.
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