Hannan has raised $3,000 for Senate campaign

Jim Hannan has raised about $3,000 for his campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Pete Domenici – not enough to require the filing of a second-quarter fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission.

Hannan, one of three lesser-known Democrats vying for the right to take on Domenici next year, said he has spent about $2,500 and has about $500 on hand. Campaigns have to file quarterly reports once they raise $5,000.

Hannan’s total isn’t much, but he appears to be using it wisely. It’s paying for weekly advertisements in the Santa Fe Reporter, Alibi in Albuquerque and, as of Thursday, Pulse, the weekly entertainment insert in the Las Cruces Sun-News and Silver City Sun-News.

In addition, Hannan has a Web site that he said costs about $4 per month.

“I have virtually no overhead at this point, so all contributions are going directly into my print ads,” Hannan said.

Hannan’s largest contribution thus far was for $200, he said.

Domenici hasn’t yet released his second-quarter fundraising figures. He raised $393,000 in the first quarter of the year, and plans to raise $4 million for the race.

Leland Lehrman, another Democrat who wants to take on Domenici next year, has said he has raised about $400 thus far. Other candidates for federal races from New Mexico haven’t yet filed reports with the FEC, but must do so by July 15.

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