Last month in Texas, Ana Lisa Garza, a Democrat running for a state House seat, received a campaign donation of deer semen valued at $51,000. The semen is stored in straws that are worth $100 to around $5,000 each depending on the genetics of the “donor.” From ABC7News:
…The donated deer semen was collected in a tank and put on an auction at an event hosted by the Texas Deer Association last month, according to the Dallas Morning News’ initial reporting.
It is unclear how much the whole tank earned at the auction to fund Garza’s campaign. Deer breeder Allan Meyer, who donated about $3,000 worth of semen straws to Garza, said deer semen is a valued commodity among breeders in Texas because that’s the only way to bring specific desired genes in the herd.
Texas is a “closed border” state so deer are not allowed to be imported.
(via Weird Universe, image from North American Deer Registry)