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Campaign Almanac: Iowa congressional challengers announce strong fundraising
Christina Bohannan raises $820k in 1st quarter of 2024
Iowa City Democrat and former state representative Christina Bohannan raised $820,000 in the first three months of 2024, according to her campaign.
She is running to unseat Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Ottumwa, in Southeast Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
Bohannan’s campaign said it has raised $2.1 million in this election cycle, including the most recent totals.
Miller-Meeks' campaign did not immediately respond Friday with its first quarter fundraising numbers.
Campaigns have until April 15 to report contributions and expenditures for the quarter ending March 31 with the Federal Elections Commission.
Both Bohannan’s and Miller-Meeks’ campaigns had yet to file reports as of Friday afternoon, according to a search for filings on the FEC’s website.
Miller-Meeks’ campaign raised $1.75 million between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2023, and had nearly $1.6 million cash on hand, according to its latest FEC filing.
Bohannan raised $1.3 million as of the end of last year, with $1.1 million cash on hand.
According to the Bohannan campaign, that total is the most for a House challenger in an off year. According to the campaign, 75 percent of her contributions come from Iowans.
David Pautsch, a Davenport Republican known for organizing the annual Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast, is challenging Miller-Meeks for the GOP nomination in the June primary. The FEC did not list contribution filings for Pautsch in 2023 as of Friday
Democrat challenging Zach Nunn raises $900K
Des Moines Democrat Lanon Baccam, who is running to challenge Iowa U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, announced raising more than $900,000 for the quarter.
Nunn's campaign did not immediately respond Friday with its first quarter fundraising numbers for 2024.
According to Baccam’s campaign, the haul sets a record for the highest first quarter fundraising for a congressional challenger in Iowa.
Nunn’s campaign raised $2 million between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2023, and had nearly $1.6 million cash on hand, according to its latest FEC filing.
Baccam raised $500,000 last year, with $444,500 cash on hand.
A former U.S. Department of Agriculture official, veteran and Democratic campaign operative, Baccam faces Melissa Vine, a Des Moines nonprofit leader, who also is running for the Democratic nomination in the June primary.
Vine’s campaign had not reported its first quarter fundraising numbers as of Friday afternoon. It reported raising roughly $52,700 as of Dec. 31.
Hinson raises more than $600K
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, raised more than $600,000 during the first three months of the year and has $1.65 million cash on hand, according to her campaign.
Hinson, a former state lawmaker and former KCRG-TV news anchor, is running for a third term representing northeast Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
Cedar Falls Democrat and small-business owner Sarah Corkery is running to challenge Hinson.
Corkery’s campaign said is has raised more than $156,000 total since its launch, and has received more than 1,000 contributions from more than 700 donors. It said 95 percent of those who have donated to the campaign are from Iowa.
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