More than 60 Lawmakers Relied Mostly on Out-of-State Money

May 8, 2013

All lawmakers get campaign checks from people who are not their constituents. But in the last election, at least 66 senators and House members received most -- yes, more than 50 percent -- of their campaign funds from donors who don't live in their home states.

There are several key reasons why a member of Congress might attract so much cash from people who can't even vote for him or her, an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics suggests.

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