Financial facts about Rick Santorum (4)

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Financial facts about Rick Santorum (4)

by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity
May 27, 2015

<h1>Financial facts about Rick Santorum (4)</h1>
<p class="byline">by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity <br />May 27, 2015</p>
 
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<li class="shareable" data-text="Pro-@RickSantorum super PAC Red White &amp; Blue Fund raised ~$8.5M in Elex ’12. Some ‘16 super PACs raised that in days">Pro-Rick Santorum super PAC Red White and Blue Fund <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2012&amp;strID=C00503417">raised</a> about $8.5 million during the 2012 election. This year, some presidential super PACs have <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/17/us-usa-election-rubio-idUSKBN0N82N520150417">raised</a> <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/21/ted-cruz-super-pacs-smashing-hillarys-pac-in-fundraising/">that</a> <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/jeb-bush-right-to-rise-super-pac-campaign-117753.html">in</a> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/20/buffy-wicks-poised-to-jump-from-pro-hillary-clinton-super-pac-to-campaign-side/">days</a>.SHARE THIS: <a class="tweetthis" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicintegrity.org%2F2015%2F05%2F27%2F17389%2Ffinancial-facts-about-rick-santorum-4&amp;text=Pro-%40RickSantorum%20super%20PAC%20Red%20White%20%26%20Blue%20Fund%20raised%20~%248.5M%20in%20Elex%20%E2%80%9912.%20Some%20%E2%80%9816%20super%20PACs%20raised%20that%20in%20days&amp;related=Publici"></a><a class="facebookthis"></a>
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<li class="shareable" data-text="The “liberal media” is a favorite @RickSantorum target. But he’s worked in TV, radio &amp; as a newspaper columnist. ">Santorum likes <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/2015/01/rick-santorum-liberal-media-is-using-pope-francis-to-push-real-division-among-american-catholics/">panning</a> the “liberal media.” But a financial disclosure from 2011 showed <a href="http://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00001380_2010_pres_a.pdf">he worked</a> as a TV commentator, radio host and <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> columnist.SHARE THIS: <a class="tweetthis" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicintegrity.org%2F2015%2F05%2F27%2F17389%2Ffinancial-facts-about-rick-santorum-4&amp;text=The%20%E2%80%9Cliberal%20media%E2%80%9D%20is%20a%20favorite%20%40RickSantorum%20target.%20But%20he%E2%80%99s%20worked%20in%20TV%2C%20radio%20%26%20as%20a%20newspaper%20columnist.%20&amp;related=Publici"></a><a class="facebookthis"></a>
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<li class="shareable" data-text="When not serving in elected office, @RickSantorum often earned good pay attempting to influence government. ">Santorum has also <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2012/03/wrestling-with-the-truth-on-santorums-lobbying/">worked</a> in a <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/rick-santorum-stealth-lobbyist/story?id=15298204">variety</a> of political consulting and influence jobs, earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars.SHARE THIS: <a class="tweetthis" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicintegrity.org%2F2015%2F05%2F27%2F17389%2Ffinancial-facts-about-rick-santorum-4&amp;text=When%20not%20serving%20in%20elected%20office%2C%20%40RickSantorum%20often%20earned%20good%20pay%20attempting%20to%20influence%20government.%20&amp;related=Publici"></a><a class="facebookthis"></a>
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