MI-07, MI-09: Schauer, Peters Receive Strong Financial Support for First Quarter

The end of the first quarter brings news that bodes well for Democrats in Michigan.  Congressional challengers Mark Schauer (MI-07) and Gary Peters (MI-09), both considered top contenders on the Red-To-Blue list, have ended the quarter with impressive fundraising totals.  

Peters’ campaign reports that it raised over $346,000 for the first quarter, reaching roughly $748,000 total for the cycle.  Furthermore, in sharp contrast to the GOP’s reliance on large-scale wealthy donors and multinational corporations, 90% of Peters’ donations came from within the Wolverine State, and 94% came from individuals.  Nearly 2,000 individual contributors signed on by the end of the quarter, reinforcing the growing power of small donations from individuals via the Internet, a trend that will undoubtedly shape elections going forward.

Schauer’s numbers reflect a similar trend, as his campaign announced that it has raised more than $326,000 in the quarter, and more than $900,000 total to date.  86% of that total came from in-state donors, and, during this quarter, the campaign saw 1,000 new individuals contribute.

Always encouraging to hear news like this, especially from districts in a crucial swing state!

13 thoughts on “MI-07, MI-09: Schauer, Peters Receive Strong Financial Support for First Quarter”

  1. Blogs didn’t push these two candidates at all this cycle, and they still came out swinging, and strong.  Good deal for us.  

  2. Via the Des Moines Register.

    The progressive democrat, Ed Fallon, challenging incumbent Bush Dog Leonard Boswell has raised more than I expected. This is good news. I can’t wait to see some polling soon.

    A Democratic challenger in central Iowa filed a campaign finance report today showing he has raised $171,618 in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, a Des Moines Democrat.

    Ed Fallon, a Des Moines Democrat and former state legislator, said in Federal Election Commission documents that all of the contributions, collected between Jan. 1 and March 31, came from individuals.

    The old Boz still has about $700,000 CoH as of 12/31/07, and sadly, almost 3/4 of it is from PACs/lobbyists.

    Fallon has been highly critical of Boswell for collecting 74 percent of his campaign money from political action committees last year, while Boswell and his supporters have pointed out that Fallon benefits from organizations such as Democracy for America that direct contributions to campaigns via the Internet.

    I’m ready for some better democrats in this country, and a better democrat in IA-03. Let’s get started!

  3. Timmy just put his numbers out. Despite the fact that Club for Growth has been raising money for him and Darth Cheney did a fundraiser for him this quarter he was outraised by Schauer for the 3rd straight quarter.

    Raised – $265K

    COH – $604K

    Schauer now has a $150K COH advantage!

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