Albuquerque attorney Jon Adams raised almost $20,000 in the third quarter of the year for his bid to become the next representative of the First Congressional District of New Mexico.
The report filed this weekend is Adams’ first, and it puts him far behind fellow Democrat and Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich in the money game. Though he hasn’t yet filed his third-quarter report, Heinrich announced last week that he raised $137,000 in the third quarter, has raised a total of $318,127 for his congressional run and had $217,000 in on-hand cash at the end of the third quarter.
Other candidates who have entered the race are Bernalillo County Sheriff and Republican Darren White and former state Health Secretary and Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, but both entered after the end of the third quarter and did not have to file reports. The seat is open because U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici.
According to his report, Adams spent $5,624, so he has $14,019 on hand. All of his contributions came from individuals. While he raised $4,563 through the Web site ActBlue, none of his other contributions came from individuals living in the First Congressional District, and many came from people who share the candidate’s last name.
