Romney super-PAC nets $5 million in May

The super-PAC aiding Mitt Romney's presidential campaign raised just short of $5 million in May, and has brought in more than $31 million over the first five months of 2012.

Restore our Future began June with $8.4 million cash on hand, and that amount is expected to grow after casino mogul Sheldon Adelson pledged $10 million to the group earlier this month. His contribution was not included in the organization's May fundraising filings.

Prominent donors included Chicago Tribune owner Sam Zell, Goldman Sachs managing director Henry Cornell, and former television executive Herbert Siegel.

The Washington Post reported Monday that the group would start putting some of those dollars to work right away, with a $7 million television ad buy speed across Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The ads should begin airing Wednesday.

The super-PAC also has a star-studded fundraiser later this week in New York, featuring Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both rumored to be vice presidential contenders.

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