Alabama senator sets up GoFundMe account to solve state's budget woes

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama State Senator Paul Sanford has come up with a way to make up for the $300 million budget shortfall: a GoFundMe account.

Here is the description of the fundraiser as written on the website:


At the time this article was written, 9 people had donated a total of $185.

Several people were quick to leave comments on the website.  Sen. Sanford has been responding: