For
Immediate Release: July
14, 2011 [ed. rec'd July 15 p.m.]
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Today, the campaign of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul released fundraising totals from its second quarter FEC report. The presidential campaign pulled in $4.518 million for the quarter. With $2.97 million on hand, added to a transferable $1.05 million from Paul’s Congressional campaign committee, it can report $4 million cash on hand in donations, which have come in mainly from a legion of small donors.
“Our campaign has a broad base of small donors who are energized by Dr. Paul’s message of limited government and individual liberty,” said Jesse Benton, Ron Paul 2012 campaign chairman. “And unlike other candidates in this race, none of these contributions are for the general election, meaning they can all be put toward the nomination process.”
For more information on Congressman Ron Paul’s Presidential Campaign, visit www.RonPaul2012.com.
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For Immediate Release July 15, 2011 |
Contact:
Alice Stewart |
Pawlenty campaign reports $2 million in bank; $4.5 million raised
MINNEAPOLIS – Governor Pawlenty’s presidential campaign in total raised about $4.5 million and has over $2 million cash-on-hand at the end of the second quarter, according to financial disclosures to be filed with the Federal Election Commission today.
Those totals include about $610,000 in general-election donations and put the Pawlenty campaign in a stronger financial position than the Republican winners of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary in 2008 at this stage.
In addition to filing second-quarter disclosures with the FEC, the Pawlenty campaign is also announcing seven new national finance co-chairmen today:
· Dave Frauenshuh, Minnesota
· Russ Gerson, New York
· Phil Handy, Florida
· Tom Hicks, Texas
· Ken Moelis, New York & California
· Joe Schmuckler, New York
· Ray Washburne, Texas
“I am honored to have such a diverse and proven group of Republican leaders and fundraisers leading our finance efforts,” Gov. Pawlenty said. “My campaign is raising the resources we need to execute our strategy in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire and beyond. I am thankful to the thousands of donors from every state in the country who are rallying behind me and have worked hard to build a solid financial foundation for my campaign.”
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"In the short amount of time since Senator Santorum has been a candidate for president, he was able to raise a significant amount of resources. It is worth noting that Senator Santorum didn't hold his first official fundraiser until June 22, and between that day and June 30, he raised nearly half of the money he raised as an official presidential candidate," said Amanda Kornegay, finance director for Rick Santorum for President.
"Since announcing for president on June 6, Senator Santorum has seen success in many ways. In addition to raising more than a half million dollars in three weeks, Senator Santorum's has earned significant endorsements in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, has had several straw poll victories and had commanding performances in the first two debates," said Mike Biundo, national political director for Rick Santorum for President. "Senator Santorum's commitment to visiting the early states more than any other candidate is paying off."
Senator Santorum's presidential committee will report over $229,000 cash on hand and has no debt.
To learn more about former Senator Rick Santorum, please visit www.RickSantorum.com.
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July 13, 2011
Organizing. We've been reaching out to supporters in all 50
states to re-connect and to get new supporters on board for 2012.
More than 31,000 face to face meetings and more that 290,000
conversations so far.
Small groups have been developing local organizing plans at
grassroots planning session—nearly 650 sessions so far with dozens
more on line.
As for the rest of the summer, our Summer Organizers program to
train first time community organizers is going across the country in
all 50 states. And this Saturday we'll have a major day of action
across the country to register voters, to bring new people into the
political process. So please join us.
So here's how your contributions are helping us as we ramp up the
campaign. The most concrete example are field offices. We
have already 60 up around the country with many more on the way.
Here's what our budgets going to look like in the next few
months. Your early support means we can make more investments
now, giving our organizers more time to build relationships on the
ground, reach more people, and recruit more volunteers.
So how are we going to make all this happen? Our campaign is
based on two organizations.
The first is Obama for America, the same grassroots political
organization founded by the President in early 2007 whose sole mission
is to win the election in 2012 for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
The Democratic National Committee is the national party. They
obviously share our goals, but they also have a broad goal of electing
Democrats up and down the ballot in partnership with all the state
parties and holding the folks on the Republican side accountable.
We work closely with the DNC to make sure our goals are aligned, so we
formed a joint fundraising committee with the DNC called the Obama
Victory Fund. It's mostly focused on big events, so if you go to
one of these big events around the country, the proceeds are split
between the DNC and the campaign, as are the expenses.
Now let's look at what we all did together in the first quarter
[ed, it's the 2nd Quarter
report, first quarter of the campaign]. I want to get
specific, so let's
talk about Obama for America. The most important thing isn't the
dollar total, but the number of people who pitched in to own a piece of
this campaign. So let's talk about that first. 552,462
people made a donation to this campaign in the first three months—more
grassroots support at this point in the process than any campaign in
political history. Those people made more than 680,000 donations,
demonstrating the strength of their commitment. Congratulations
on this monumental achievement.
We made history on the 2008 campaign with our historic number of
small dollar everyday people making donations of whatever they could
afford. If you look at the comparatile [phon.] four years ago,
you'll see this movement is even stronger. And here's the part I'm
personally very proud of. Ninety-eight percent of all donations
that came in were $250 or less, and our average donation is about $69,
substantially lower than what our average donation in the 2008 campaign
was.
Now let's step back and take a look at the larger budget
picture.
Globally we raised more than $86 million, more than $47 million for
Obama for America and more than $38 million for the DNC. Again,
we did this from the bottom up. We didn't accept one single
dollar from Washington lobbyists or special interest PACs, a commitment
no other presidential campaign has made, and which the Republican
National Committee also refuses to make.
We have reason to be proud of what we've built so far, but it's
going to get tougher from here. Our report this week will be more
than 15,000 pages of information about who's making donations and how
we're spending our money. GOP outside spending for 2012 could be
as much as $500 million, but these groups don't report anything.
We're not allowed to see any of those numbers. This is a whole
new ball game like we've never faced before.
(Stockbridge, GA)- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain today released an overview of his first campaign finance report, in advance of the reporting deadline of July 15.
While many candidates started with significant funding prior to the official launch of their campaigns, Cain’s operations started with $0 and have raised more than $2.46 million. The campaign boasts $0 in campaign debt, which Cain believes is a testament to his business principles.
“I am pleased to announce that our campaign has absolutely no debt,” Cain said. “I believe our country is in serious economic trouble, with politicians in Washington spending more than they take in. In my career as a business executive, I employed sound economic principles of fiscal responsibility that I will maintain throughout my campaign. I hope to set an example to those in Washington who should be doing the same.”
Friends of Herman Cain has received contributions from more than 27,000 individuals who have donated amounts ranging between $1 and the Federal Elections Commission maximum of $2,500. Donors hail from all 50 states.
“We are immensely appreciative of the outpouring of generosity from so many supporters across the U.S.,” Cain said. “I am humbled by the trust so many have put in me and assure them I will never forget where I come from, what I stand for and what matters to us as Americans.”
On the heels of increasing poll numbers and positive fundraising, Cain plans to announce additional staff, both “on the ground” and at campaign headquarters, in the coming weeks.