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Northup Outraised Yarmuth in 2nd Quarter

11:33 PM Tue, Jul 15, 2008 |
Mark Hebert

Anne Northup doesn't have the power she once had when she was a member of the House Appropriations Committee, but she's still got enough friends with deep pockets to give her money for a campaign. Northup outraised incumbent congressman John Yarmuth in the second quarter of this year.

Here's the release from Yarmuth's campaign:

Yarmuth Reports Over $1 Million Cash on Hand
$1.4 Million Raised to Date

(Louisville, KY) Congressman John Yarmuth 's (KY-3) re-election campaign reports $1,001,636 cash on hand in its July FEC Report. The $363,661 raised in the second quarter brings the campaign's total election cycle fundraising to $1,456,789.

Adhering to a 2006 campaign promise, Congressman Yarmuth has not accepted any money from corporate Political Action Committees (PACs). Reflecting Yarmuth's growing grassroots support, more than a quarter of the campaign's individual donors were first-time contributors.

"With over $1.4 million raised so far, a double digit lead, and a ton of enthusiasm to keep Louisville moving forward, we're right on track for a big victory in November," said Dan Geldon, Yarmuth's campaign manager.

Yarmuth's Second Quarter FEC Reporting Totals

Second Quarter: $363,661
Cash on Hand: $1,001,636
Total for Cycle: $1,456,789

But Northup raised $500,000 during the same three month period and would have raised more than Yarmuth even without her PAC contributions, which totaled $74,000. Northup has $819,000 cash on hand, almost as much as Yarmuth.





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