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Democrat Sharice Davids is hosting a panel Saturday about curbing the influence of special interest dollars in politics. Her candidacy has also benefited from nearly $990,000 in spending from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and nearly $350,000 in spending from the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund. None of her primary opponents benefited from similar outside spending, and Women Vote! At the same time, Davids is making ending the influence of money and politics a big campaign theme. Davids Friday did not directly address the role money has had in boosting her candidacy, but said in a statement that the “problem right now is that special interests like Wall Street and insurance companies have far too much power over politicians.” Saturday, she’ll host the panel decrying big money in politics. “There is absolutely too much money in our political system, but there is only one candidate in this race who is working to fix it and that’s Sharice,” Muller said in a statement. Outside groups have spent more than $6 million in the race. Davids’ quest to curb the influence of money in politics is ironic given the role outside spending had in boosting her during the primary, said Kelly Kultala, who managed Democratic rival Sylvia Williams’ unsuccessful campaign for the nomination. It’s literally corruption by design.” Yoder, who has consistently voted against legislation that would require greater disclosure of political spending, has also benefited from significant outside money in the race. Davids’ campaign said in a release promoting the Saturday event that the bulk of the money she has raised has been from small donors with an average donation of $35 during the period.