Poliquin Leads in Cash Contributions and Cash On-Hand for End-of-Year Reporting Period
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 19, 2010
CONTACT: BRIAN PHILLPS
207-272-0363
brian@bruceforme.com
Brunswick – Today, Bruce Poliquin, candidate for Maine Governor, announced that his campaign raised $225,468 in cash from 579 individual contributions during the end-of-year reporting period – considerably more than any other Republican candidate. In addition, Poliquin received $129,765 through in-kind donations, making his total for the last reporting period $355,233. He finished the year with 1037 total individual contributions.
When combined with the fundraising period ending on June 30 of last year, Poliquin brings his total cash and in-kind contributions to $632,172 for all of 2009. By comparison, his three closest opponents totaled cash and in-kind contributions of just over $88,000, $85,000, and $41,000 respectively.
Subtracting expenditures and in-kind contributions, Poliquin starts 2010 with roughly $300,000 cash on hand with less than five months to go in the GOP primary.
"All the hard work is paying off," said Poliquin. "We have more than 1000 individual contributions. That speaks for itself. Not only will we have the necessary resources to win, but we have a winning message that continues to attract new supporters."
To his cash total for the most recent reporting period, Poliquin invested $100,000 in his own campaign. The remaining $125,468 eclipses his nearest primary opponent by more than $50,000, and the remaining candidates by more than $80,000. Poliquin's cash on hand is roughly twice that of his closest primary opponent and well beyond the remaining candidates.
"I've invested in my campaign, and I'll continue to do so," Poliquin added. "But we've also demonstrated the ability to attract more support than any other candidate in our race. We will continue to run a 24/7 operation reaching out to voters, attracting supporters, recruiting volunteers, and making the best case that Maine needs a strong manager to address our economic challenges."
Totals have been updated from projections the campaign made earlier in the year.
