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GOP Senate Candidate Gets Help from Former Governor

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Jim Gilmore's super PAC is paying for new ads in support of Senate candidate Ed Gillespie and other Republicans.

Gilmore announced Monday that his political action committee will air radio and TV ads in support of Gillespie, who is facing Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Warner.

The super PAC is also paying for radio ads in support of GOP Senate candidates Joni Ernst in Iowa and Scott Brown in New Hampshire.

A spokesman for Gilmore declined to say how much the ad buy would be in Virginia, but said the entire buy for all three states is in the low six figures. The Growth PAC reported raising only $7,500 from two donors in its most recent quarterly campaign finance report.

Warner easily defeated Gilmore in the 2008 Senate race.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.