Senate/House FEC Roundup
Your roundup of Tuesday's top Senate/House fundraising news:
Senate:
-- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.: Stabenow raised over $1.2 million in the 4th quarter and finished with $5.9 million in the bank. It's respectable haul for an incumbent and Stabenow's big war chest will be tough for Republicans to match, but former Rep. Pete Hoekstra's million dollar fourth quarter haul did not lag too far behind Stabenow's. Hoekstra has not released his cash on hand total yet.
-- Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst: Dewhurst raised over $1.54 million during the fourth quarter. He was one of the biggest winners of the third quarter, when he raised a very impressive $2.64 million. His pace slowed a bit this quarter, but it's still a respectable sum. Dewhurst loaned himself $2 million last quarter but his campaign says he did not loan himself anything this time around. He hasn't released his cash on hand total yet, so we don't know what his burn rate looks like quite yet.
House:
-- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., raised more than $321,000 in the 4th quarter, finishing with $1.1 million in the bank, while former Democratic state Rep. Keith Fitzgerald pulled in about $223,000. It's a good start for the Democrat, who has come under scrutiny for alleged campaign finance violations.
-- Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif.: Berman raised over $1 million during the fourth quarter. That's a very impressive figure as the Democrat gears up for an intra-party fight against Rep. Brad Sherman, who is also well-stocked (he hasn't yet released his 4th quarter totals yet but had $3.7 million in the bank at the end of the 3rd quarter). Get ready for a very expensive contest in California.
-- Former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel: The Democrat who is challenging Republican Rep. Allen West turned in another solid fundraising period, pulling in over $320,000. But West has proven to be a financial juggernaut, bringing in nearly $2 million in the 3rd quarter (he hasn't yet released his 4th quarter total) and Frankel has a Democratic opponent, Patrick Murphy, who raised $300,000 during the 4th quarter.
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