Monday, July 14, 2008
The Money Race: Kilroy & Stivers
Ohio 15th congressional district race between Franklin County Commission Mary Jo Kilroy (D) and State Senator Steve Stivers (R) of Upper Arlington is one of the most watched contests of the 2008 election, and the fundraising is keeping pace. Stivers’ campaign manager Mike Hartley sent out this release today highlighting the campaign’s second quarter fundraising advantage over Kilroy.
In a July quarterly report to the Federal Elections Commission Stivers reported $430,453 in contributions, outraising his opponent and accomplishing the effort while continuing to serve constituents throughout central Ohio region and participating in a two-week annual training for the Ohio Army National Guard. According to FEC reports, Stivers has outraised his opponent Mary Jo Kilroy by more than $116,000 since entering the race in early November. The campaign has $879,753 cash on hand.
Stivers’ numbers are not online yet with the Federeal Elections Commission, but Kilroy’s campaign report is online and shows her having raised $365,962 in the second quarter with $1,163,267 cash on hand; $283,000 more than the Stivers campaign.
