Michael will report largest total receipts for a Colorado Senator in Q1 of an election year and over $6.1m cash on hand
Today, Michael Bennet announced he will report a record breaking fundraising total for Q1 2022. More, from Ernest Luning for Colorado Politics:
Colorado Politics: Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet pulls in $2.475M for reelection bid, has $6.1M in bank
‘“U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet raised more than $2.475 million for his reelection bid in the first three months of the year and finished the quarter with more than $6.1 million in the bank, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said on Wednesday.
The sum brings Bennet’s fundraising total for the 2022 midterm cycle to nearly $11.2 million as Republicans embark on a primary to pick their nominee to challenge Bennet, who is seeking a third full term.
“Michael is working hard and his grassroots campaign continues to grow,” Bennet’s campaign manager, Justin Lamorte, told Colorado Politics in an email. “He was endorsed by nearly 200 elected officials and leaders across Colorado. He received the overwhelming support of the Democratic State Assembly this weekend. And today, he broke a Colorado fundraising record while refusing to accept donations from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.”
Bennet’s haul set a record for the most money raised by an incumbent Colorado senator in the first quarter of an election year, barely edging past the $2,469,739 raised two years ago by Republican Cory Gardner. Six years ago, when he was gearing up to run for his second full term, Bennet posted $1,773,478 in contributions for the first quarter of 2016.
Bennet plans to report that 95% of his contributions this quarter were for under $200, just surpassing the share of small-dollar donations his campaign reported in the previous three quarters.”’