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Whenever there's a large contribution, it always begs the question of what's that for?

Jay Heck, an advocate for limits on private fundraising, on Wisconsin's law that allowed some senators facing recall elections to accept unlimited donations from single donors. State Sen. Alberta Darling raised $958,418 just this year. Her top contributor was the president of Tamarack Petroleum.

Jay Heck, an advocate for limits on private fundraising, on Wisconsin's law that allowed some senators facing recall elections to accept unlimited donations from single donors. State Sen. Alberta Darling raised $958,418 just this year. Her top contributor was the president of Tamarack Petroleum.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.