Askins In For $880,000 So Far

Democrat Jari Askins has poured $880,000 of her own money into her campaign for lieutenant governor and says she may put more in before it's over.

Askins is locked in a tight race with Republican Todd Hiett, outgoing speaker of the House.

Askins' reports to the Ethics Commission show she has raised a total of $1.5 million, including her loans. Hiett has raised about $2 million, about $671,000 of it transferred from his House campaign committee.

Askins has been successful as an oil and gas investor. She said she saved the money "over the years" that she's using in her campaign.

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