TX-07: Primary candidate directing contributions through husband's consulting business.
WASHINGTON – For writer-activist Laura Moser, battling for the Democratic nomination in the May 22 congressional primary runoff against Houston attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, the race has become something of a family affair.
Out of some $436,358 in campaign expenses since January 1, about $229,400 – more than half – has gone to or through Revolution Messaging, a political firm that includes her husband, former Obama White House videographer Arun Chaudhary.
Revolution Messaging, a Washington-based agency founded by alumni of former President Barack Obama's political organization, appears to be handling the Moser campaign's online and television advertising, meaning that much of the money is being used to pay for media buys, including a $50,000 television Super Bowl ad in February.
An unspecified amount also is dedicated to "online consulting," which is often in addition to agency fees and direct advertising costs. A campaign spokeswoman said that 70 percent of all Revolution Messaging expenditures went to ad buys, a figure that went up to 84 percent during the first three months of the year.
Chaudhary's involvement as a consultant in his wife's campaign to oust nine-term GOP incumbent John Culberson in Houston's Seventh Congressional District has been questioned by some party activists who see Fletcher as a stronger general election candidate.
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