Why am I Not Surprised?

Because I remember the same thing from the State of Indiana:

A TOLEDO BLADE INVESTIGATION
Political contributors get Ohio Department of Transportation contracts - Part I of a three-part series

As the race for Ohio governor heats up, candidates will scour the state and country looking for the cash to fuel their campaigns. And if history is a guide, those candidates have a rich well to tap — the dozens of engineering and design firms that work for the Ohio Department of Transportation...

UPDATE:

Part II: Big spenders funnel cash to Coleman; ODOT contractors pad candidate's war chest


Part III: ODOT contractors find more than 1 way to give to campaigns