Whenever someone takes money from these shadowy “pro-business” pacs, you have to think that they are getting third hand Koch brother’s money, right?
‘Polly’s Plan’ PAC funded by group supporting data center, documents show
Documents released late Monday afternoon reveal that the political action committee supporting Polly Sierer is funded by Delaware Jobs Now, the group that has been a leader in supporting the proposed data center and power plant project slated for the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus.
The group is the PAC’s sole donor, providing $45,000, which was used in part to create the website ILikePollysPlan.com and distribute fliers in Newark, both by mail and in person.
The pamphlets include a photo of Sierer with former mayor Vance A. Funk III and promote “Polly’s plan,” which the fliers claim will bring thousands of jobs to Newark and “diversify the City’s tax base – like the STAR Campus.”
Sierer has disavowed the group’s actions. The special mayoral election is Tuesday.
A filing with the state election department shows that the PAC’s chairman is Vince D’Anna, a real estate agent from the Evergreen neighborhood of Newark. D’Anna, who also donated $100 to Sierer’s official campaign, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
According to the documents, Delaware Jobs Now is in care of Delawareans for Environmental and Economic Development, which is described on its website as “a unique coalition of Delaware labor and business leaders” that “have in common [a] belief that economic growth and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive.”
The group lists as its contact information a phone number for Richard Heffron, interim president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Among its founding board members is Andrew Lubin, UD’s real estate director, who is responsible for the development of the STAR Campus.
Delaware Jobs Now and its website, delawarejobsnow.org, voice support for the proposed data center and power plant, and the group has distributed leaflets door-to-door advocating for the project.