Republican AGs ramp up contributions to Jason Miyares after Jay Jones texting incident spurs donor interest
FIRST ON FOX: A top fundraising group in the Virginia election doubled its investment in the state’s attorney general race following the revelation of Democrat Jay Jones’ violent text messages, a sign that the controversy could be having concrete effects on his candidacy.
The Republican Attorneys General Association invested $2.5 million in Republican incumbent Jason Miyares on Friday, after dropping $2 million in the race earlier this week, Fox News Digital has learned. Those figures bring the group’s total contributions to Miyares to a historic $8.5 million.
Spokesman Adam Piper said the texting incident has driven new interest from donors, which has allowed the group to up its investment in the race.