Daily Campaign Roundup: Democrats' Fundraising and Petitioning Numbers Continue To Impress
By Mike Connery on 07/16/2010 @ 03:19 PM
TODAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news. Newsday profiles Democratic confidence and strength. Joanne Yepsen outraises her opponent by three-to-one margin. Didi Barrett raises over $160,000, collects over 3,700 signatures. Sens. David Valesky, Darrel Aubertine and William Stachowski outraise opponents, post impressive fundraising numbers.
- Newsday: On and off L.I., state Senate Dems tout petition and fund totals - Dan Janison, of Newsday, wrote a piece on how Senate Democrats are "blowing our political horns" with our impressive fundraising and petition totals. He specifically mentioned the strength of two Long Island campaigns: Sen. Brian Foley's campaign, which has over $240,000 cash on hand and who filed 4,073 Democratic signatures with the Suffolk County Board of Elections -four times the amount required to qualify for the ballot; and Regina Calcaterra, who raised over $260,000 since announcing her candidacy this year and now has nearly $180,000 in cash on hand to help her unseat 34-year Republican incumbent Ken LaValle. He also mentioned the fundraising prowess of Susan Savage. Savage raised $75,000 over the past six months - almost doubling the haul of her opponent, 34-year Republican incumbent Hugh Farley.
- Democratic Candidate Joanne Yepsen outraises her opponent by more than three to one margin - Joanne Yepsen announced that she has raised more than three times as much as her opponent since she announced her candidacy less than three months ago. Yepsen brought in a total $70,000, and currently has $60,000 cash on hand. Her opponent, Roy McDonald, shockingly announced that his cash on hand actually went down over the past six months. After starting January with $48,000 in the bank, he now has just $44,000. "We raised money the old fashioned way," said Yepsen. "We have connected with our supporters on a grassroots level, collecting many small checks -- they add up quickly."
- Democratic Candidate Didi Barrett raises over $160,000, gathers over 3,700 signatures - Didi Barrett reported yesterday that she raised over $160,000 since declaring her candidacy just three months ago. The number far surpasses the amount of cash her opponent, a 30-year Albany insider, had on hand when Barrett entered the race. The campaign also collected 3,700 signatures -- almost four times the required amount to get on the ballot. Signatures were collected from every town in the district, evidence of the incredibly large and diverse group of supporters of Barrett’s campaign.“We’re very happy,” said Marian Rivman, Barrett’s communications director. “There’s been a wonderful response to Didi, and the numbers have exceeded our expectations—especially given that she’s a first time candidate.”
- Sen. David Valesky posts impressive fundraising totals - While his Republican challengers are mired in a costly primary battle, Sen. Valesky has continued to hum along. Valesky raised $200,000 over the past six months, and has $465,580 in his campaign coffers.
- Sen. Darrel Aubertine outraises his opponent - Sen. Aubertine outpaced his Republican challenger's fundraising total by about $24,000 during the first six months of the year. Sen. Aubertine raised over $87,000 in the period, and now has over $159,000 in cash on hand - or about $110,000 more than his opponent.
- Sen. William Stachowski has over $287,000 in cash on hand, gathers over 3,000 signatures - Sen. Stachowski announced that he now has over $287,000 in cash on hand, after raising nearly $142,000 over the past six months. He also submitted 3,447 signatures for his ballot peition, well over the required amount to gain ballot access. "Voters in my district are coming to appreciate the importance of qualified, independent representation," he said.
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