{"id":560027,"date":"2018-04-09T19:17:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T01:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=560027"},"modified":"2018-04-09T19:17:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T01:17:54","slug":"pearce-lujan-grisham-lead-the-way-in-fundraising-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2018\/04\/pearce-lujan-grisham-lead-the-way-in-fundraising-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearce, Lujan Grisham lead the way in fundraising battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_56542\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-56542\" src=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse-771x504.jpg\" alt=\"A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.\" width=\"771\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse-771x504.jpg 771w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse-336x220.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse-1170x764.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kids-at-Roundhouse.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Voters got to see the latest campaign finance numbers from candidates running for statewide and legislative offices Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Lujan Grisham and Steve Pearce, both U.S. representatives running for governor, led the way among candidates reporting fundraising numbers Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, reported raising $1.4 million over the last six months, while Pearce, a Republican, raised $1.6 million. Nearly half of what Pearce raised in the period came from a transfer of money from his federal campaign accounts after the Republican congressman won a legal battle in federal court.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"module align-left half type-aside\">\n<h3>About this article<\/h3>\n<p>This article comes from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/823710\/pearce-lujan-grisham-lead-the-way-in-fundraising-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Mexico Political Report<\/a>,\u00a0a nonprofit news organization\u00a0focused on promoting a greater public understanding of politics and policy in the state of New Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former media executive Jeff Apodaca raised $254,000, while State Sen. Cervantes raised $1.05 million. But for the Las Cruces legislator, $1 million of that fundraising haul came from loans. That brings his total amount he loaned his campaign since entering the race to $1.4 million. Apodaca has $450,000 in campaign debt from his own previous loans to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign finance numbers were due Monday for all activity between Oct. 3, 2017 and April 2, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the campaign finance period, Pearce had $2.1 million cash on hand, compared to Lujan Grisham\u2019s $1.8 million. This is largely because Lujan Grisham\u2019s campaign spent nearly $750,000 more in that time period.<\/p>\n<p>Cervantes has $1.4 million cash on hand after spending $372,000 in the period. Apodaca spent nearly $630,000. He has just under $325,000 cash on hand.<\/p>\n<h3>Other races<\/h3>\n<p>In the race for attorney general, incumbent Democrat Hector Balderas far outpaced his Republican opponent, Michael Hendricks. Balderas raised $160,000 and had over $890,000 cash on hand. Hendricks reported raising just over $115,500, aided by $50,000 in loans to his campaign. He has $43,800 cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>For secretary of state, Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver finished the period with nearly $133,000 cash on hand after raising $122,857 in the period. Toulouse Oliver is seeking a full term after winning in 2016. Her Republican opponent JoHanna Cox raised $1,245 and spent no money.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Republican incumbent State Auditor Wayne Johnson raised just under $43,000 and finished with $36,750 cash on hand. Democratic State Rep. Bill McCamley raised a total of $111,000 for his State Auditor campaign, including $45,000 in loans from himself. McCamley finished with $125,000 cash on hand. Brian Col\u00f3n raised over $75,000 and had just under $75,00 cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Johnson, a former Bernalillo County Commissioner, to the position after the previous auditor, Democrat Tim Keller, won the election for mayor of Albuquerque and left the position.<\/p>\n<p>Another open race is that for commissioner of public lands. Incumbent Aubrey Dunn opted not to run for a second term and, after changing his party affiliation to Libertarian, instead chose to run for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The lone Republican in the race is Public Regulation Commissioner Pat Lyons. Lyons raised just under $65,000 and has $71,800 cash on hand. Three Democrats are vying for the position. Garrett VeneKlasen led the way with a haul of $145,000, including $10,000 in loans from the candidate to his campaign, and finished with $82,500 cash on hand. State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard raised nearly $56,000 and finished with almost $30,000 cash on hand. State Sen. George Munoz did not file a report by 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3>Libertarians<\/h3>\n<p>The Libertarian Party candidates for statewide positions didn\u2019t raise much money. Blair Dunn, running for attorney general, raised $10,400 from a single donor. Three other Libertarian Party candidates reported not raising or spending any money, while secretary of state candidate Sandra Jeff raised $50, but spent $42.50 in the same time period and now has $7.50 cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for candidates for federal offices to file campaign finance reports is April 15. 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