Their fundraising dwarfed Menendez’s within the fourth quarter. He took in almost $16,000 and refunded all of it, the filings present. However he nonetheless has about $6 million available from previous fundraising, in response to the information. A spokesperson for Menendez didn’t reply to a message in search of remark.
Whereas Murphy raised greater than Kim within the final three months of the yr, the information present Kim’s power with small donors as he tries to harness grassroots assist within the nomination battle with Murphy, who has broad organizational assist in New Jersey.
Donations beneath $100 made up 55.7 % of the Kim marketing campaign’s contributions, however solely 0.6 % of the Murphy marketing campaign’s, in response to the preliminary filings, not together with these donated by way of ActBlue. The Kim marketing campaign boasted that “92% of donations acquired have been $100 or much less, with $0 coming from the assist of company PAC’s.”
“$100 won’t look like lots to some, however I do know what $100 means to working households. The assist we’ve gotten from all 21 counties is a reminder that persons are prepared for change. The thrill we’ve seen throughout the state at our occasions is a reminder that persons are fired up for a brand new type of politics. We’re simply getting began and I can’t wait to take this assist into the ultimate months of this election,” Kim stated in a press release at his press launch.
Former presidential and New York Metropolis mayoral candidate Andrew Yang; former New Jersey Home member Rush Holt; former UN ambassador Susan Rice; and former Obama spokesperson and present “Pod Save America” co-host Tommy Vietor all donated to Kim. Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries’ marketing campaign committee additionally contributed to the Kim marketing campaign, the filings present.
Murphy’s submitting included a donation from Dorothea Bongiovi, the spouse of Jon Bon Jovi. They’re longtime mates and neighbors of the Murphys.
“Tammy has been humbled and energized by the groundswell of assist her marketing campaign has acquired from all 21 counties since she entered the race on November 15. Her historic fundraising numbers spotlight that now, greater than ever, New Jersey’s hardworking households are prepared for a brand new vitality and voice in Washington,” Alex Altman, spokesperson for the Murphy marketing campaign, wrote to POLITICO.
The Senate main is in June.
