In total, 31 firefighter union PACs donated more than a quarter-million dollars to 59 city council and mayoral candidates in Arizona. More than half of the donations went to 10 individuals, eight of whom are active or retired firefighters, according to an Arizona Republic analysis of local and state campaign finance data.
Source: AZ Republic from Jessica Boehm
Here in Mesa - as reported in numerous posts on this blog before the Mesa City Council elections campaigns - IAFF [and police] union PACs 'donated' money to the campaigns of
> Shelly Allen was defeated by Jeremy Whittaker
> Mark Freeman was elected, with the help of an endorsement by Russell Pearce
> Jerry Lewis was defeated by Ryan Winkle
> Kevin Thompson will be finishing his current term
Firefighter unions were some of the largest political-action committee donors in local elections across the state in 2015 and 2016. They spent nearly seven times as much money as police association PACs. And for some candidates, they were the main source of political money.
MORE QUESTIONS ARE NOW GETTING ASKED about the power and legality of city employees so actively involved in electing council members — the people who will decide matters such as their wages and department budgets.
This chart shows how much city candidates received from firefighter union political-action committees during the 2015-2016 election cycles. Only candidates who received $2,000 or more are included
Source: Municipal campaign finance data
Here's the link> https://infogr.am/6afbf939-51d4-4e9a-828d-cd901185aa24
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