By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
WASHINGTON — If U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett faced a backlash from his comments earlier this yearabout not supporting gay candidates, it didn’t come from the financial industry.
Political action committees representing banks, insurers, investors and other industries regulated by the House Financial Services Committee accounted for more than $8 of every $10 in PAC money Garrett raised during the last three months, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Garrett (R-5th Dist.) raised $63,500 in PAC money from July 1 to Sept. 30, with $52,000, or 82 percent, coming from the financial industry. Overall, he took in $179,486 during the three-month period, bringing his 2015 total to $574,164.
That trailed his expected Democratic opponent, former White House speechwriter Josh Gottheimer, who brought in more than $1 million, including $400,232 in the last three months.
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