{"id":17124,"date":"2010-05-11T07:38:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T13:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=17124"},"modified":"2010-05-11T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T16:26:57","slug":"weh%e2%80%99s-self-financing-gives-him-the-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2010\/05\/weh%e2%80%99s-self-financing-gives-him-the-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Weh\u2019s self-financing gives him the advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allen Weh<\/p><\/div>\n

Susana Martinez<\/a> continues to raise more money through individual contributions than the other Republican gubernatorial candidates, but the self-financing of Allen Weh<\/a> means he has lots more cash on hand heading into the final three weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Cash on hand is, of course, the most important number, which means Weh enjoys a nice advantage over Martinez and the other GOP gubernatorial candidates at this point. He loaned his campaign another $250,000 during the last reporting period, bringing his total self-financing during the campaign to $1 million, according to his finance report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doug Turner\u2019s<\/a> report also reflects that he has more cash on hand than Martinez, so he can\u2019t be counted out even though he hasn\u2019t joined Weh and Martinez in flooding homes with TV ads \u2013 yet.<\/p>\n

According to his finance report filed Monday, Weh\u2019s overall fundraising in the last month \u2013 which includes the new loan \u2013 was $341,434. He spent $533,528.60 during that time and ended the reporting period with $352,047.30 on hand. He also had $12,099.07 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

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Susana Martinez<\/p><\/div>\n

Martinez raised $116,215, according to her report<\/a>. She spent $350,789.09 and ended the reporting period with $129,339.15 on hand. Martinez also had in-kind contributions totaling $18,210.26.<\/p>\n

Turner raised $85,629.40, according to his report<\/a>. That included a $48,794.41 loan from his public relations company, DW Turner, bringing the campaign\u2019s total debt to $420,092.68. Turner reported spending $110,923.25 during the reporting period and ending it with $229,921.33 on hand. He also had $44,931.25 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

Pete Domenici Jr.<\/a> raised $118,326.00, according to his report<\/a>. That included a $50,000 loan that brought his total self-financing of his campaign to $120,000. Domenici reported spending $223,166.73 and ending the reporting period with $24,857.72. He also had $578.13 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

Janice Arnold-Jones<\/a> raised $45,323.60 during the reporting period, according to her report<\/a>. That included loans totaling $24,714.60. She spent $41,325.94 and ended the reporting period with $22,123.74 on hand. Arnold-Jones also had $2,258.94 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

Martinez has raised $685,544 for her campaign through individual contributions \u2013 more than any other candidate \u2013 but she has no ability to self-finance. And that puts her at a disadvantage as the June 1 primary approaches.<\/p>\n

Martinez and Weh have both flooded homes with TV ads. They\u2019re the top two candidates in this race. But the on-hand cash numbers mean Martinez might not be able to keep up for the final three weeks \u2013 unless she has another massive contribution or two up her sleeve.<\/p>\n

Martinez has already accepted one of the largest contributions<\/a> in state history.<\/p>\n

Absent a fundraising surge by Martinez, Weh is well positioned to win the primary. And Turner is hanging in there. We\u2019ll know more on May 27, when the last finance reports before Election Day are due.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a summary of fundraising in other statewide primary races:<\/p>\n

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Brian Col\u00f3n<\/p><\/div>\n

Democratic lieutenant governor\u2019s race<\/h3>\n

Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Col\u00f3n<\/a> raised $42,035.39 during the reporting period, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $133,872.65 and ended the reporting period with $114,049.64 on hand. He also had $121.31 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

Joe Campos<\/a> raised $28,300.68, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $56,783.43 and ended the reporting period with $65,722.59. He also had in-kind contributions totaling $2,863.50.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Rael<\/a> raised $27,150, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $84,989.37 and ended the reporting period with $68,356.05. He also had in-kind contributions totaling $7,050.68.<\/p>\n

Jerry Ortiz y Pino<\/a> raised $16,993, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $14,533.58 and ended the reporting period with $7,105.36 on hand.<\/p>\n

Linda Lopez<\/a> raised $3,626, according to her report<\/a>. She spent $6,876.42 and ended the reporting period with $2,116.06 on hand.<\/p>\n

Republican lieutenant governor\u2019s race<\/h3>\n

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Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Kent Cravens<\/a> raised $76,529.21 during the reporting period, according to his report<\/a>. That included loans from himself and his business totaling $51,049.21. Cravens spent $25,349.72 during the reporting period and ended it with $74,585.58 on hand. He also had $1,416.40 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

John Sanchez<\/a> raised $76,200, according to his report<\/a>. That included a personal loan of $75,000 that brought his total self-financing up to $348,800. Sanchez spent $178,749.46 and ended the reporting period with $153,731.83 on hand.<\/p>\n

Brian Moore<\/a> raised $13,628, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $11,150.40 and ended the reporting period with $128,085.90 on hand. He also had in-kind contributions totaling $119.<\/p>\n

Democratic land commissioner race<\/h3>\n

Democratic land commissioner candidate Ray Powell<\/a> raised $11,424.01 during the reporting period, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $28,385.16 and ended with $38,439.87 on hand.<\/p>\n

Sandy Jones<\/a> raised $8,928.09, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $8,671.52 and ended the reporting period with $10,212.99 on hand.<\/p>\n

Harry Montoya<\/a> raised $7,229, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $13,163.27 and ended the reporting period with a negative balance of $3,173.98.<\/p>\n

Republican land commissioner race<\/h3>\n

Republican land commissioner candidate Matt Rush<\/a> raised $5,900 during the reporting period, according to his report<\/a>. He spent no money (Really? That\u2019s what it says.) and ended the period with $9,658.18 on hand. He also had in-kind contributions totaling $4,600.<\/p>\n

A report for Rush\u2019s primary opponent, Republican Bob Cornelius<\/a>, was not online.<\/p>\n

Democratic Court of Appeals race<\/h3>\n

Democratic Appeals Judge Linda Vanzi<\/a> raised $35,010 during the reporting period, according to her report<\/a>. She spent $55,988.21 and ended the period with $52,468.97 on hand. She also had $495 in in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n

Vanzi\u2019s primary challenger, Dennis W. Montoya<\/a>, raised $2,087 during the reporting period, according to his report<\/a>. He spent $1,385 and ended the period with $702 on hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Susana Martinez continues to raise more money through individual contributions than the other Republican gubernatorial candidates, but the self-financing of Allen Weh means he has lots more cash on hand heading into the final three weeks of the campaign. Here\u2019s a summary of the fundraising in that and other statewide primary races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[108,107],"class_list":["post-17124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","category-uncategorized","tag-2010-election","tag-roundhouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}