A teachers union president said unprecedented amounts of money are being pumped into the Anoka-Hennepin School Board race, with much of it tied to conservative political groups.

WCCO combed through campaign financial reports from this year and found more than $237,000 were spent in this election this year, with $220,000 of that for conservative-backed candidates.

A recent campaign finance report shows a group called Excellence Minnesota, listed with a Wayzata address, doling out more than $100,000 to various Minnesota school board campaigns, the vast majority going toward advertising in the Anoka-Hennepin School Board race between September and October of this year alone.

"School board races, maybe in the past, cost $5,000 or $10,000," said John Wolhaupter, president of Anoka Hennepin E

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