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Mo’ Money in the 4th
Money means so much when running a political campaign. It can make an unknown candidate a household name overnight. Here are some tidbits I found on the candidates who are running for the congressional seat held by Hank Johnson. These are not eye-popping numbers, but I think it shows how competitive this race will be. If it were not for the PAC’s financing of Johnson, he would be right down there with Vernon Jones and Liz Carter in terms of funds raised from individuals, although he still has raised double what Vernon has in individual contributions. The number that surprises me here is the amount of money Liz Carter has on hand. She has raised just over $28,000 but has about $6,100 on hand. These numbers of course have changed since they were reported in March of this year. Get the same data and more at the following links:
http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=GA04&cycle=2010
Hank Johnson (D)* | $290,143 |
Vernon A. Jones (D) | $37,570 |
Liz Carter (R) | $28,336 |
Connie Stokes (D) | $16,340 |
Cory Ruth (R) | $6,792 |
Lawrence F. Gause (R) | $2,300 |
Victor Armendariz (R) | $0 |
Hank highlights
72 percent from PAC’s, expected since he is the incumbent and has a wider circle of support
$79,000 from individuals about double Vernon.
$64,000 on hand also double Vernon.
Hanks top contributors:
National Beer Wholesalers Assn: & $11,000
American Assn for Justice: $10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: $10,000
United Food & Commercial Workers $7500
AFLAC inc.: $7000
Vernon highlights
$37,500 raised
$31,000 on hand
No debt
Vernon has no data for top contributor
Liz Carter highlights
Raised: $28,336
Spent: $22,219
On Hand: $6116
Debt: $1,600
Liz Carter Top Contributors
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: $2,400
American Hermetics: $2,000
American Hermetics of Ga: $2,000
Iovation Inc.: $1,500
Inside Gwinnett: $1,295
Connie Stokes highlights
Raised: $16,340
Spent: $7,130
On Hand: $9,210
Debt: >$80,000
Individual Contributions: $7,110 or 44%
Self-financing $5,880 or 36%
Top contributors to Connie
Ngp Software: $2,600
Mme: $1,000
Where the mony comes from: In state vs Out of state funds. Not surprising that Hank gets a lot of cash from outside. What is surprising is the out of state money for Liz Carter
In State Out State No State
Hank Johnson (D) | $53,175 (76%) | $17,000 (24%) | $2,000 (3%) |
Vernon A. Jones (D) | $34,700 (99%) | $250 (1%) | $0 (0%) |
Liz Carter (R) | $9,691 (49%) | $10,000 (51%) | $0 (0%) |
Connie Stokes (D) | $3,850 (55%) | $3,100 (45%) | $0 (0%) |
Lawrence F. Gause (R) | $600 (50%) | $600 (50%) | $0 (0%) |
Cory Ruth (R) | $601 (100%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) |
Victor Armendariz (R) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) |