Sen. Sam Brownback trails Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain by more than $10 million in campaign fundraising, according to recent finance reports. But the Kansas Republican easily leads all presidential candidates in the Sunflower State and the Wichita area. That's according to analysis by The New York Times that came out over the weekend. Perhaps not surprising, Brownback's home state gave the largest share of the $1.3 million he has raised in contributions of $200 or more. In all, more than $123,000 -- or 9 percent -- of his money came from Kansas --$44,182 from western and central areas, including Wichita (Zip codes 67000 to 67999) and $79,307 came from the northeast part of the state. (See Federal Election Commission reports here.)
Top donors in Wichita include Adam Beren, who frequently funds campaigns, Larry Flemming of the LDF Companies, James S. Kastens, and Gerald and Priscilla O'Shaughnessy. All gave $2,100 or more. The second best Kansas showing was from Giuliani, who took in $32,100 statewide.
Monday, April 16, 2007
$10 million behind, Brownback leads the local money race
Despite recent momentum from Democrats in this mostly red state and their dominance on the national fundraising scene, Brownback out-raised all the top Democratic candidates combined. Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards led the way in Kansas with $23,155; Sen. Barack Obama drew $15,716, including two $250 donations from Urban League of Kansas President Brian Black, and Sen. Hillary Clinton collected $14,720.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
A fool and his money soon departs,
what a bunch of idiots!
Perhaps Sam can get $$$ from La Raza, LULAC, and any other illegal immigrant-loving racist organization since he's the champion of illegal immigrant rights in the midwest. Sam serves corporate America, NOT the average Kansan. He is a traitor.
Post a Comment