Local Legislative Candidates Rake in Cash Ahead of Primary Election

Local Legislative Candidates Rake in Cash Ahead of Primary Election

More than $325,000 has flowed into primary campaign coffers in and around the Flathead Valley, according to campaign finance reports filed with the state’s Commissioner of Political Practices, reflecting campaign donations and expenditures through May 20. That figure marks a hefty amount spent in some legislative districts amid a primary cycle defined by Republican infighting as the state and local GOP have tapped some candidates over others. Mo…