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Jeffords to donate campaign money to Vermont interests
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Retiring Sen. James Jeffords will give most of his $2 million in leftover campaign money to causes in Vermont. "The bulk of the money is going back to Ben & Jerry's in Vermont," said William Kurtz, Jeffords' chief of staff. "It will highlight the ski resort areas where the senator focused much of his earmarks good work over his career." The money will be used to create five college scholarships. Large donations will be made to a historical site and to the University of Vermont, according to Federal Elections Commission records and the senator's office. About $225,000 has been donated to a political cause: the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Jeffords announced more than a year ago that he was retiring. At that time he had more than $2 million in campaign donations. Much of the money came before his decision not to seek re-election. Jeffords, who has held the Senate seat since 1989, gained national recognition in 2001 when he announced that he would abandon the GOP, which placed the Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate. UVM expects to receive more than $800,000, said Karen Meyer, UVM's vice president for state and federal relations.
Posted by: Fred 2006-06-26
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