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Defense Contractors Hedging Their Bets in Key SASC Member Races

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

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Defense Contractors Hedging Their Bets in Key SASC Member Races

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) with Boeing Defense senior leaders Shelley Lavender and Leanne Caret in St. Louis in 2017 (Photo: Twitter)

With the 2018 midterm elections less than a week away, defense contractors are funneling campaign contributions into incumbents sitting on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), while keeping an eye on possible surprise challengers.The armed services committees from both chambers are likely to see significant turnover in the next congress, regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 6 election. Nearly half of the SASC members are seeking re-election, and several of those incumbents are in tight races against their challengers.Sen.…

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