Campaign Almanac: Liz Mathis reports raising $715,000; Ashley Hinson reports raising $950,000

State Sen. Liz Mathis, D- Hiawatha, raised more than $715,000 in the first quarter of 2022, according to her Federal Election Commission report.

Mathis, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, ended the quarter with more than $1.3 million cash on hand and has raised over $1.9 million in the 2022 election cycle. She trails Hinson’s cash on hand by less than $500,000.

Mathis said 78 percent of campaign contributions came from Iowans.

“Like our neck-and-neck poll results, our first quarter fundraising is another sign that this campaign is building momentum to win,” Mathis said. “While Ashley Hinson’s campaign continues to burn through cash, our team is focused on building a campaign for the long haul.”

Hinson’s campaign said it will report raising over $950,000 in the first quarter of 2022. Like Mathis, she said the fundraising is a sign of growing support. The campaign had more than 6,000 new donors in the quarterly totals.

“I’m blown away by the financial support our campaign continues to receive,” Hinson said. “Iowans want common sense leadership in Washington and they know that won’t happen next year unless we win this race and take back the House.”

Although the new northeast Iowa 2nd Congressional District, which includes Linn, Black Hawk and Dubuque counties, is considered “likely Republican” by election prediction sites, Mathis said her campaign’s internal poll of 623 voters indicated she had 42 percent support to Hinson’s 43 percent.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau