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The 2022 election cycle is already making its way into the history books, with candidates reporting unprecedented fundraising hauls only three months in.
In both House and Senate races dating back to 1999, four of the five largest fundraising hauls through the first three months of an election cycle came this year. The extraordinarily early influx of donations indicates that record-breaking political fundraising from the 2018 midterms and the 2020 election is here to stay.
In his first fundraising period as majority leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) raised an astonishing $8.3 million from January through March, easily the largest first-quarter total ever for a congressional candidate. That figure was buoyed by wealthy donors eager to show their support: only 2 percent of Schumer’s haul came from small donors giving $200 or less. As one of the most powerful figures in Washington who could face a primary challenge next year, Schumer is a p
Byron Donalds already sitting on $500K for first reelection campaign
Byron Donalds.
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Byron Donalds has nearly $500,000 on hand for his 2022 campaign, his first reelection bid. Donalds clocked a solid first quarter since being sworn in to Congress, finance reports show.
Donalds, in the first three months of 2021, raised $365,952, according to his
quarterly report with the Federal Election Commission. But, he’s spending at a rapid clip as well, disbursing $347,431 over the three-month period. Still, he closed the reporting period with $499,416, or about $18,521 more than when he started the year.
And for the moment, that’s probably more than he needs in an R+12 district. His only opponent thus far, Democrat