Arizona Senator's GoFundMe for Father's Plane Crash Raises Ethical Concerns
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Arizona state senator J.D. Mesnard started a GoFundMe after his father was paralyzed in a plane crash. It raised over $25,000.
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Politicians, lobbyists, and activists contributed nearly half the donations from $25 to $5,000.
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The diverse donors included lawmakers from both parties and registered lobbyists, raising ethical concerns.
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The top donation of $5,000 came from activist donor Randy Kendrick.
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The funds will help pay to extract the wreckage for investigation into whether pilot error caused the crash.
