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Rick Perry Takes Step to Form PAC With Leftover Campaign Funds

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136155401?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1329448739192Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign Thursday sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission asking whether he could use some of his leftover funds to form a new PAC.

Salvatore Purpura, treasurer of RickPerry.org, wrote in the letter that the campaign collected $270,000 in general election funds, which were set aside in a separate account, and had asked contributors whether the campaign could keep their donations to form the PAC.

Purpura noted in the letter that if the FEC does not allow the formation of a PAC, the campaign would like to redistribute the funds to Perry’s Texas campaign.

Perry, who dropped out of the race Jan. 19 and endorsed Newt Gingrich, ended his campaign with $3.76 million cash on hand. Perry raised approximately $18 million during his five months as a presidential candidate, relying on a heavy network of donors he cultivated as Texas governor and head of the Republican Governors Association.

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