The race for the General Assembly is growing commercial. Even in this off- off- off-year election, campaigning is an $80 million business in Virginia – more than farmers get for the state s iconic tobacco and peanut crops put together, a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis of more than 44,000 spending items on legislative candidates’ campaign finance reports shows.
The race for the General Assembly is growing commercial. Even in this off- off- off-year election, campaigning is an $80 million business in Virginia – more than farmers get for the state s iconic tobacco and peanut crops put together, a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis of more than 44,000 spending items on legislative candidates’ campaign finance reports shows.