Challenger Raul Alvarez Out-Raises Incumbent Gomez

by: Raul Alvarez for County Commissioner

Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 11:50 PM CST

Raul Alvarez, former two-term City Council member and candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 4 has raised an impressive $30,000 by December 31st of last year, out-raising his opponent, incumbent Gomez by nearly $10,000.

At this early stage of the race, Alvarez has already raised more than any previous Challenger that Gomez has faced.

Raul Alvarez has run a largely grass-roots campaign, with over 200 donors and more than 80% of his donors having contributed $100 or less.

The number of small donors demonstrates his strong support in the community and a desire for new leadership and new direction on the Commissioner's Court.

At the start of this campaign the incumbent had $43,000 cash-on-hand, and at the time of filing reports Alvarez had $10,000 cash-on-hand while the incumbent did improve her position.

For this reason, the Alvarez campaign has been successful in narrowing the gap in cash on hand by $10,000 since Alvarez launched his campaign in mid-October.

Alvarez expressed confidence that at the current fundraising pace, the campaign will meet if not exceed its fundraising goals, thus leading Raul Alvarez to victory on March 2nd.
The total amount raised by the Alvarez campaign is $30,417.41, compared with $19,481.02 in expenditures.