As Roanoke City Council Races Heat Up, Democrats and Republicans Turn to PAC Money
The use of PACs shows how closely candidates are running as party tickets in a race that will determine a majority of the City Council makeup.
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Local Republicans and Democrats are turning to money from special PACs for the first time in recent memory as the campaign season for Roanoke City Council heats up.
A Political Action Committee called “Roanoke Forward,” while not affiliated with the Roanoke City Republican Committee, has spent more than $20,000 to boost Republican candidates this fall, according to its president. And Roanoke Democrats have established a PAC called “For Roanoke,” which is designed to pool the four candidates’ resources so they can more effectively run as a ticket.