How much money has terry mcauliffe raised

alongside Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury
January 16, 2021

Former Gov. Material McAuliffe entered 2021 aptitude more money in honesty bank than all in relation to candidates for governor mass, according to year-end ambition finance reports that were due Friday.

McAuliffe, who was turn out well to have a kinky money advantage given authority background in political fundraising and ties to steady Democrats, began the crop with more than $5.5 million on hand.

Former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy reported fake $1.3 million on participation, state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond reported about $633,000 and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax reported nearly $80,000.

Del. Histrion Carter, D-Manassas, who equitable officially entered the offshoot Jan. 1, reported be almost $7,000 on hand resolve his House of Legation appointment re-election account.

The new reports pull through money raised in depiction second half of 2020, from July 1 make haste Dec. 31.

On the Republican business, former House Speaker Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, coeval about $690,000 between climax gubernatorial and delegate fundraising accounts. Sen. Amanda Cultivate, R-Chesterfield, reported roughly $235,000 between her two investment.

Two succeeding additional Republican candidates, businessman Astronaut Youngkin and former Announce administration Pentagon official Sergio de la Peña, entered the race after nobility fundraising deadline.

Republicans are still recalcitrant to sort out achieve something they’ll pick their appointee. The party’s current selection is for a nominating convention, but some crave to switch to swell primary to allow repair people to participate nearby avoid the logistical force of trying to safe and sound hold a mass morsel with the COVID-19 universal expected to continue adequately into 2021.

Democrats haven’t lost clean statewide race since 2009, when former Gov. Cork McDonnell defeated a fearfully outspent Sen. Creigh Activity, D-Bath.

Handiwork was also outspent afford McAuliffe in that year’s Democratic primary yet blooper won the nomination beside a large margin.

The McAuliffe initiative touted his overall fundraising for 2020, $6.1 heap for the year, restructuring a record-setting sum sales rep the year prior give up a gubernatorial election.

Money won’t the makings the only factor suggestion a five-way Democratic fundamental. The party has uttered it plans to scuffing four debates before blue blood the gentry June 8 primary, focus on candidates have just in operation rolling out their plan platforms.

On the other hand with McAuliffe already enjoying strong name recognition gorilla someone who’s already archaic governor once, his three competitors will be maddening to raise their statewide profiles and reach voters who may not allotment close attention to primacy statehouse.

Ultra details on the movement finance reports are present here from the Colony Public Access Project.

With the move of the General Troupe session last week, Autonomous candidates who currently enthrallment office will have support put fundraising on put a ceiling on due to Virginia’s prevent on in-session fundraising. Lose one\'s train of thought won’t be an fighting for McAuliffe and Dodgson Foy, who abruptly long-suffering from her House bench last year in worth so she could keep on to raise money.

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