Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Davis campaign raises over $1 million in first four months

By NICK SLOAN, nick@kansascitykansan.com

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- In four months, the Paul Davis for Governor campaign has raised over $1 million.

The Davis campaign filed its first campaign finance report this week. So far in the first four months, the campaign has raised $1,002,839.

“Kansans in every corner of the state are concerned about the direction we are headed under Sam Brownback,” Davis said in a statement. “I’m deeply humbled by this unprecedented outpouring of support for our campaign, and for Kansans' commitment to getting the state we love back on the right track. Our donors are a clear reflection of the broad, bipartisan support Jill and I have earned in just four months.”

The campaign currently has $770,611 available in cash.

Additional information about the campaign finance report:
  • Over 3,300 contributions were made. Individuals from 175 cities and towns in Kansas has contributed to the campaign. 
  • 64 percent of the campaign contributions are $200 or less and 42 percent of donations were less than $50. 
  • 82 percent of the total campaign dollars are from donors in the State of Kansas.