Dayton gives campaign $3.3 million of his own money to campaign
Democrat Mark Dayton has spent more than $3 million of his own money on his campaign for governor. His 2010 campaign finance report shows that he loaned the campaign $2.7 million. In 2009, Dayton also loaned his campaign $570,000.
Dayton's campaign reports that he raised nearly $200k from outside contributors in 2010.
Dayton, heir to the founders of the Dayton's Department store, reports having $335,000 in the bank.
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