Democrat Martin Heinrich has raised a lot of money and secured some high-profile endorsements in his bid for the right to take on GOP U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson next year, but that doesn’t mean he’ll sail through the primary season unscathed.
Albuquerque attorney Jon Adams, another Democrat who wants to take on Wilson next year, secured $10,000 in his first week of fundraising, according to Albuquerque Tribune reporter Kate Nash’s blog.
Adams has a long way to go to catch Heinrich, who raised $181,000 during the second quarter of the year, but his first-week total is respectable. Democratic Party insider Bryon Paez is also in the race, but we don’t know anything about how his campaign is going. Before Adams announced his first-week fundraising, it would have been safe to say he was a distant third in this race. Now, we’ll have to wait for news from the Paez campaign before we know more.
We’ll also have to see if Adams can keep up the pace. As an attorney, he should be able to raise some money, but the first $10,000 could have been the easy cash.
What’s certain is that the successful candidate, who will need all the money he can to battle Wilson, is going to have to spend time and money on the primary. And there’s still a chance that another candidate or two could enter the race.
Stay tuned.
Democrat Martin Heinrich has raised a lot of money and secured some high-profile endorsements in his bid for the right to take on GOP U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson next year, but that doesn’t mean he’ll sail through the primary season unscathed.