Alabama Attorney General candidate Katherine Robertson led fundraising in January with $377,408, including $300,000 from a new super PAC focused on Republican AG races.
Robertson had $1.78 million on hand at the end of the month, according to her latest campaign finance report filed Tuesday.
Fellow Republican Jay Mitchell raised $264,800 last month and had $2.45 million on hand.
Frontline Victory Fund, based in Alexandria, Va., endorsed Robertson, it confirmed to Alabama Daily News, and its 501(c)(4), Frontline Leaders Action, made the $300,000 contribution.
“Katherine Robertson has spent her career protecting Alabamians’ freedoms, promoting safety and security, and upholding conservative values,” Frontline President Jessica Anderson said in a written statement. “From fighting for Alabama in Washington, D.C. to working on the front lines in Montgomery, Katherine has consistently fought to protect Alabama from federal overreach and radical liberal policies.
“… The stakes are high to elect the next attorney general who will uphold an America First agenda and defend Alabama’s values without compromise. Frontline Victory Fund is proud to endorse Katherine Robertson as the next leader who will accomplish this for Alabama.”
Anderson also leads Sentinel Action Fund, a super PAC supporting Republicans in U.S. Senate races.
Robertson has been current Attorney General Steve Marshall’s chief counsel since 2018. Mitchell is a former Alabama Supreme Court associate justice who stepped down last year to seek the AG job. He’s previously criticized some of Robertson’s fundraising while highlighting his contributions from Alabama groups and individuals.
The 501(c)4 donations aren’t as transparent as those from Alabama PACs that must report contributors, but Robertson’s acceptance of the money is legal under Alabama law.
“This is more of the same brazen exploitation of campaign finance law from Ms. Robertson,” Mitchell told ADN on Wednesday. “Any Alabamian can look on the Secretary of State’s website and see exactly who is supporting my campaign. I don’t have any donors to hide, and I don’t need to route dirty money through a complex web of dark money shell groups. Ms. Robertson owes it to the people of Alabama to tell the truth about the out-of-state interests bankrolling her campaign.
“My campaign is powered by rank-and-file Alabama conservatives, not outside interests. They trust me to champion our values, strengthen our communities, and always put the people of this state first.”
Robertson last year received $1.1 million in campaign donations from First Principles Action, Inc., a nonprofit in Nashville run by the former executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association.
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey raised about $4,000 and ended January with more than $600,000 on hand.
The Republican primary is May 19.
This story will be updated.