Colón, left, raised more than $277,000 and Campos, right, raised $148,000. (Courtesy photos)
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Brian Colón has raised a whopping $277,034 since entering the race in August.
That includes $12,831 in in-kind contributions, but the rest is straight up cash. And Colón spent only about $13,000, so he has $251,049 in on-hand cash.
The fundraising total is impressive enough that most analysts will consider Colón the candidate to beat in the race. “No candidate for Lieutenant Governor in recent New Mexico history has raised more than a quarter million dollars this early in the campaign,” a news release from Colón’s campaign states.
“I am humbled by the broad support our campaign received from New Mexicans in each corner of our state,” Colón said in the release. “Folks have lined up enthusiastically behind our campaign because they share my commitment to providing high-quality education, creating new green jobs and implementing transparency and ethics reform in government.”
Colón’s release says he raised $264,203 from 667 cash contributions. The campaign averaged more than 18 donations a day and raised more than $40,000 online.
You can view Colón’s report by clicking here.
Meanwhile, one of Colón’s opponents, Joe Campos, stated on his finance report that he raised a little more than $148,000, spent just under $19,000 and ended the period with almost $130,000 on hand.
Campos’ fundraising included a $50,000 loan from his wife and another $50,000 loan from Wells Fargo bank, so he raised $48,000 from other sources.
Lawrence Rael, another Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, reported earlier today raising more than $147,000 and ending the period with $105,000 on hand. Another, Greg Solano, reported raising $11,865 and spending $7,192.50.
There are others in the race, but none has released information about his or her finance report.