| Freshman Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand continues to raise money faster than any other freshman in the House and raised more money in 3Q than all four of her announced challengers combined. Gillibrand raised over $600,000 dollars in the past three months and has over $1.6 million cash on hand. That's simply astounding.
Gillibrand leads challengers in campaign fundraising
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, had $1.6 million on hand for her re-election campaign as of Sept. 30, more than the combined total of four potential Republican opponents in the 2008 election, according to new campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Gillibrand raised $601,777 in the third quarter and spent $127,614.
Wow. What about the challengers? Well, Sandy Treadwell may have to spend a lot more of his own money than he planned on. He raised about $482,000 and has about $631K cash on hand. Oh, and about $314K of that $481K came from...Sandy Treadwell.
Richard Wager raised about $31,000, including a loan of $35,000 to himself and has about $161K cash on hand.
Michael Rocque raised about $53K and has about $57K cash on hand.
Hapless John Wallace raised a paltry $1,400 in the previous three months and has $3,688 in the bank.
The race for this seat will be brutal, but Kirsten once again shows that she's playing for keeps. |
