When you see large newspaper ads, signs all over the roadsides, direct mail, television ads and hear radio ads in higher priced specific time slots, you just have to wonder how incumbent NC House of Representative Justin Burr can afford such an expensive reelection campaign.

To see where all that money comes from, just check his campaign report at www.ncsbe.gov. The first quarter of 2012 campaign reports are yet to be posted; however, all of 2011 and prior years are available.

In 2011, NC Rep. Justin Burr received $25,800 in campaign contributions.

Now to have received that amount in contributions representing the citizens of Stanly and Montgomery County would, unquestionably, have really been a statement of support, however; when you look further into his campaign report that’s not what you’ll find.