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• Source: The Capital
• Date: January 20, 2008
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• Bylines: Erin Cox
• Topics: Campaign Finance
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: Campaign finance reports released this week show Mr. Leopold collected a record $504,325 in 2007, with at least 70 percent of it tied to the development and homebuilding industry, according to an analysis by The Capital. Often, developers with major county projects underway contributed to Mr. Leopold's campaign. Although state laws limit individual donations to $4,000 a year, donors gave several times more through corporations and limited liability companies. The timing has drawn concerns because Mr. Leopold shattered previous fundraising records at a time when the county undergoes a once-a-decade overhaul of its blueprint for growth.