Sanders hauls in eye-popping $18.2M in first quarter | TheHill - The Hill

Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersCrisis hits Biden as new allegation emerges Press: In defense of Joe Biden Buttigieg becomes first winner in fundraising primary MORE’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign raised $18.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, his advisers said Tuesday, a massive sum that is likely to put the progressive firebrand among the top fundraisers of the early 2020 primary season.

Sanders, who announced his second bid for the White House in February, has already proven to be an adept fundraiser, raising nearly $6 million in the first 24 hours after launching his campaign. By the end of his first week on the trail, he had raised $10 million.

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Sanders's campaign manager, Faiz Shakir said the senator's first quarter fundraising total was powered by roughly 900,000 individual donations with an average contribution size of $20, a number that Sanders is likely to highlight given an increasing focus on grassroots giving in Democratic politics. Shakir said 525,000 individuals gave to the campaign.

The fundraising total announced by Sanders’s campaign Tuesday surpasses the amount he raised in the first months of his 2016 presidential bid. That year, he reported bringing in $15.2 million from April 30, the day he launched his campaign, to June 30.

During his first presidential bid in 2016, Sanders made corporate influence in politics a key issue, touting his refusal to take money from corporate political action committees (PACs).

Virtually every Democrat in the 2020 race has similarly sworn off corporate PAC money — and, in some cases, PAC money in general — and has emphasized the role of small-dollar donations in their fundraising efforts.

The campaign finance filings cover the period from Jan. 1 to March 31. Candidates have until April 15 to submit their fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC.).

Some candidates have already announced their first-quarter totals.

Sanders became the third 2020 hopeful to announce his first quarter fundraising haul. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegHarris campaign says it raised million in first quarter Buttigieg quickly officiates marriage of couple who wanted wedding before c-section delivery Buttigieg becomes first winner in fundraising primary MORE said Monday that his campaign had raised $7 million in the first quarter and Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisHarris campaign says it raised million in first quarter Google: Biden, Buttigieg most-searched potential 2020 Dem contenders Harris commemorates slain rapper Nipsey Hussle: 'An inspiration' MORE (D-Calif.) said she raised $12 million.

Another proven fundraiser, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), has yet to post his first quarter total. That number is expected to rival Sanders's. In the first 24 hours of his presidential campaign, O’Rourke said he had raised some $6.1 million.

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2019-04-02 14:11:03Z
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