Democrat White raises more $$$ than opponents
Houston Mayor Bill White raised more than twice as much money as Democratic Senate rival John Sharp in the latest three months of their drive to succeed Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, Federal Election Commission records showed Friday.The story gives the Republican totals and they are surprisingly small in comparison. Perhaps the Governor's race is sucking up most of the donations. To stay competitive the Republican candidates will have to do much better.White's take of $1.5 million over the 90-day period ending Oct. 1 — including his personal donation of $414,398 — helped push the two-term mayor's accumulated Senate campaign fundraising to more than $6 million. White garnered donations from nearly 2,000 new, first-time contributors, said campaign spokeswoman Katy Bacon.
Sharp raised $615,110 during the same period, pushing his total to $3.8 million.
Both Sharp and White have buoyed their coffers with personal donations or loans, with White's campaign reports showing $1.4 million in personal donations and Sharp reporting at least $2.6 million in personal loans.
The Democratic rivals' combined fundraising of nearly $10 million in their looming showdown far outpaced the total amount raised so far by four major Republican candidates who also are vying to succeed Hutchison.
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