Money flowing into both San Antonio mayoral campaigns, and one (R) is spending big on media buys

Candidate Rolando Pablos' campaign and its backers are spending big on attack ads and mailers as the race to replace termed-out Mayor Ron Nirenberg heads into the home stretch.

Meanwhile, the campaign of Pablos' rival, Gina Ortiz Jones, and the political action committees (PACs) supporting her are spending far less, according to the latest campaign finance reports, released Friday. Most of the money going to Jones during that period was independently raised by her campaign covered campaign salaries and mailers, documents show.

The Texas Economic Fund — a conservative PAC backing Pablos – has spent $623,000 on the runoff since the May 3 primary, filings show. More than $450,000 of that sum funded TV ads attacking Jones. Texas Economic Fund is headed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's former political director.

Meanwhile, the politically powerful San Antonio Police Officers Association, which endorsed Pablos last month, spent about $150,000 on TV ads and another $60,000 on billboards, some of which accuse Jones of being soft on crime. SAPOA still has about $861,000 on hand to spend, records show.



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