| Disclosure: I am on John Lipscombe's public supporter list.
I have in my inbox the fundraising press releases for John Lipscombe and Brandy Mueller, who are running for Travis County Court of Law #3 and #6, respectively. Lipscombe raised almost $25,000 and still has most of that in the bank, at about $22,329. Mueller raised $40,299 and has even more on hand at about $44,020.
Below I have reproduced the key parts of their press releases.
From the Lipscombe campaign:
In only 20 days John Lipscombe raised nearly $25,000 from 85 donors. During the sluggish economy and short timeframe, Lipcombe was able to raise nearly $1,500 per day since starting his campaign.
"The support has been humbling." John Lipscombe said. "It is rare for a down ballot race to get so much attention. We have already talked to thousands of people about how we can make the county court at law system work for them."
The campaign is excited to report $22,329.22 cash on hand from the first part of the campaign. For the first reporting period, John Lipscombe's campaign has averaged a $283.04 per donation.
From the Mueller campaign:
Since kicking off the campaign June 8th, Brandy Mueller's campaign for County Court at Law #6 has been building momentum. Mueller, an Austin native and an experienced lawyer who has dedicated her career to criminal law, reported raising $40,299 with $44,020.33 cash on hand in just over three weeks. Over 100 different supporters contributed to her campaign. She leads the fundraising in all of Travis County's county court-at-law races and does so by a significant margin.
David Butts, Brandy Mueller's political consultant said "the legal community has embraced Brandy and her campaign shows a depth of commitment from a broad range of people who believe she will serve the community well."
Update by KT: I spoke with Olga Seelig's campaign which sent over the following statement in lieu of their finance report.
"We are very happy with our support and pleased with what Olga raised in three weeks - particularly as a first time candidate. Our donors, large and small, recognize Olga as a leader in our community with a breadth of legal experience - both criminal and civil, as well as a prosecutor and defense attorney - and understand the need for experience on the bench of County Court at Law 3."
The rumors I've heard are that Seelig will report having raised around $20,000, less than her opponent John Lipscombe, but that remains unconfirmed at this time. |
