Regunberg, a progressive former state lawmaker, has also come under fire over campaign finance issues. Matos filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging illegal coordination, which Regunberg denies, between Regunberg’s campaign and a super PAC funded primarily by his father-in-law.
Regunberg has the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who recently attended a campaign rally with him in Providence. On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced she also was supporting Regunberg.
During the campaign, Regunberg said he would not take corporate PAC money, but he got $37,000 from other political committees, including $5,000 each from the PACs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Medicare for All and the Progressive Turnout Project. The political arm of the Working Families Party spent another $150,000 on digital ads backing him, more than the $119,000 spent by Progress Rhode Island, the PAC primarily funded by family members.
Overall, outside spending has most heavily favored Matos, however, with nearly $812,000 spent through Wednesday, nearly half of it by BOLD PAC.
Carlson quits
Last week, the campaign received another jolt when WPRI-TV raised questions about candidate Don Carlson’s dealings with a student when he taught at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Carlson, a renewable energy investor who topped the field’s fundraising list primarily because of a $600,000 loan he made to his campaign, dropped out of the race and threw his support to Cano.
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