Corporation Commission candidate Sam George has contributed $500,000 to his race.  That's an extraordinary total and it's getting some attention.  Here's an article from Sunday's Republic.

Privately funded Democrat Sam George has spent $519,000 on his campaign for a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission and has triggered hundreds of thousands of dollars in public matching funds for the other five candidates.

George's campaign finance reports, released last week, show him spending $222,000 since the primary election in addition to the $297,000 spent up to that point. All were personal contributions for the four-year position that pays $79,000 a year.

"I'm doing this for the unique opportunity to fight climate change," George said of his motivation to serve on the commission, which primarily regulates electric utilities.
He wants to require utilities to use more solar power if he's elected.

George served as deputy secretary of state in the early 1990s, and has worked as a political consultant and spokesman for ballot initiatives in Arizona and other states, which is where he earned the personal wealth he is spending on the campaign, he said.

He worked on Arizona's Voter Protection and Clean Elections acts, and on various medical-marijuana initiatives with his close friend John Sperling, the wealthy founder of the University of Phoenix.