Money pouring into a tight Silicon Valley congressional race is drawing attention to a loophole in campaign finance rules that obscures the influence of special interests. Three political action committees — Equality PAC, Equality California Federal PAC and Voter Protection Project — have spent a combined $221,233 in independent expenses to support Assemblymember Evan Low in the Congressional District 16 race, such as buying advertisements to support his campaign. Low’s July campaign finance filings showed committees also donated a total of $34,500 directly to his campaign, exposing how difficult it can be to define coordination between candidates and the groups that…
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