For context, his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, has raised more than $12 million in campaign donations during his run for governor. Nearly $5,200 has been raised in independent expenditures for Ferguson, with nearly $170,000 spent against him. Independent expenditures from outside groups are not coordinated with candidates or their campaigns.
Evergreen Values has purchased ads that highlight Reichert’s votes on a national abortion ban during his time in Congress even though the former congressman has since distanced himself from conservative stances on abortion, even releasing his own ads stating that he would not meddle with Washington’s established abortion laws if elected.
Nearly $3 million of those total independent
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