A super PAC who spent more than $2.1 million to boost Lake Kari in the governor’s race used a fake address for his contact information on his websitedepending on who lives in the household.
Driving the news: Put Arizona First has listed a home in Rainsville, Alabama as the address people should ask about the organization’s privacy policy.
- The house is owned by Nick Jones, a lawyer and businessman who previously served as the town’s mayor.
Yes, but: Jones tells Axios Phoenix that he has no connection to Put Arizona First, has no family or friends in Arizona, and does not know why his address was on the PAC website.
The context: Tony Coleman, the owner of a California medical supplies company that Put Arizona First listed as the sole source of the more than $2.1 million it has raised through the end of June, said he n had not contributed money to the PAC, The Arizona Republic reported tuesday.
- Contributions to the PAC were awarded to SPH Medical LLC in a campaign finance reportbut Coleman said the company was not the source of that money or any other campaign donations.
The other side: Chris Marshall, president and treasurer of Put Arizona First, did not respond to a phone message and email from Axios Phoenix.
- However, after attempting to contact Marshall, Put Arizona First changed the address on its website to the same UPS store in Cave Creek that the PAC uses as its mailing address.
- Put Arizona First listed the same Cave Creek address for SPH Medical, which Coleman said was unrelated to his business.
- We also haven’t heard from State Rep. Jake Hoffman, owner of a company that PAC paid about $2.1 million for TV and radio ads.
Our thought bubble: It’s common for politicians to hide the original source of campaign funds, but it’s unclear why a campaign would want to put a fake address on their website.
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