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Vermont Progressive Party Gubernatorial Candidate Becomes Eligible for Public Funds

HeadlineJun 15, 2000

In election news, this from Vermont, a Progressive Party gubernatorial candidate has become the first candidate eligible for public funds under the state’s tough new campaign finance law. Anthony Pollina announced yesterday that he had raised nearly $36,000 from almost 1,600 contributors. To qualify for public funding under the two-year-old law, a candidate for governor must raise more than $35,000 with contributions from a minimum of 1,500 individuals giving no more than $50.

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