Mass. Sen. hopeful Pagliuca spending $5.4M on bid
BOSTON — Massachusetts Democratic Senate hopeful Stephen Pagliuca has spent $5.4 million of his own money in his bid for the seat once held by the late Edward Kennedy.
The multimillionaire and Boston Celtics co-owner used his personal fortune to buy a slew of television and Internet ads. He’s raised another $560,000 in contributions.
The total reflects what Pagliuca loaned his campaign as of Nov. 18. The primaries are Dec. 8.
A campaign spokesman said the tight election schedule left little time for fundraising.
Republican Jack E. Robinson has also tapped his personal wealth, loaning himself $473,253.
Democrats Martha Coakley, Michael Capuano and Alan Khazei and Republican Scott Brown haven’t loaned their campaigns money.
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