From Bill White's press release earlier today:
More than 3000 supporters have have contributed more than $4.3 million to Houston Mayor Bill White's campaign for U.S. Senate since he launched it, according to a report to be filed with the Federal Election Commission today.
The contributions for the filing period ending June 30th totaled more than $1.8 million, with more than $1 million raised. The candidate made a donation and matched all June contributions for a personal total of $821,000.
Campaign Finance Chair Scott Atlas said, "The energy on Bill's campaign is growing because Texans see that as our next U.S. Senator, Bill White will be a strong voice for our state's future. We deserve a leader who will put Texas first."
Field Director J.D. Gins added, "Grassroots support is building, with more than 1000 of the contributors giving less than $100. Texans are rallying behind him, and we're building an active team across the state."
So a few things I noted:
1. This is just a bit less than the $1.9 Million raised in the first quarter. So, in that sense, it is nice to see consistency. Then again, see the next point.
2. For the first time, Bill White has contributed a significant amount of money to his campaign with $821,000. That said, the amount he has personally given is still far less than the $2 million in loans John Sharp gave himself last quarter. Taking this number away, though, Bill White still raised over $1 million in the period, according to the press release -- still a good number.
3. The press release did not show any cash on hand numbers. If we learn this number, we'll update you here.
Update: We have from a good source in the White Campaign that he is reporting about $3.4 million cash on hand.
Also, I have only seen one other Senate candidate's fundraising numbers so far. They are Michael Williams', who in comparison to Bill White, did poorly again. He raised about $225,000 this past quarter. |
