State senator Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) reports a respectable $136,924.20 for the first quarter of 2014. The political veteran raised $120,112.06 in individial contributions and $34,200 from PACs; $16,312.14 was transfered from an authorized committee, and the candidate contributed $41.65. The committee started the year with $83,677.60 cash on hand.
The campaign spent $49,872.85, leaving $170.728.95 COH--and $204,458.69 for the 2013-2014 cycle.
Collin Peterson coffers
Veteran incumbent Collin Peterson raised $217,914.80, of which $57,414.80 was contributed by individuals; PAC gave Peterson $160,500.00. The Peterson campaign spent $52,951.76 and closed with $522,650.49.
Peterson has raised $745,742.43 for the cycle.
Photo: Congressman Collin Peterson.
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After months of sphinx-like silence, investment banker and United States senate candidate Mike McFadden is finally sharing his positions, which include adopting the military as the model of "limited but effective government," while evoking pity for PolyMet for having to suffer through environmental review.
As for his view of fellow Republicans, McFadden says they have long expressed a message of limited but effective government, but have fallen short in helping deliver on the "effective" part of the agenda. He says the U.S. military is a standard of effectiveness, and it is this model that should be adopted elsewhere in the federal government.
We're left scratching our heads at that one, having heard some rather shocking stories from friends serving in the military about the cost and waste of the military procurement system, as well as in general operations.
Discussing these issues and others at the local Culligan dealership, McFadden, 48, used the Polymet mining proposal in northern Minnesota as a lesson. It would involve tapping an estimated $10 billion worth of copper. McFadden says getting a yes or no answer on whether the project can move forward has taken more than seven years and cost more than $150 million, with no resolution.
"What an inefficient, ineffective process," McFadden said. "This is a case study in what is wrong with government."
He noted that in even a nation with stricter environmental laws, such as Germany, a project gets a yes or no answer so that everyone can move on. And noting American innovation, McFadden said hearing a "no" in the United States would mean people getting to work to find solutions to barriers, so that industry and the environment could co-exist.
The endorsed Republican in Minnesota first congressional district hauled in $7550.50 during the first quarter of 2014, according to his committee's FEC report. The candidate gave the campaign $3500 of the amount.
So far, Miller's campaign is largely self-funded, with $120,000.00 of the $152,007.50 total receipts for the cycle coming from the Byron bio-pharmeutical executive himself.
While the campaign finished the quarter with $43,164.48 cash on hand (COH), it also owed $40,000.00 in debts and obiligations, the report reveals. The debt is a loan from the candidate.
Perhaps the National Republican Congressional Committee hopes his fundraising will evolve.
Miller's total lags behind the totals by prior Republican challengers to Democrat incumbent Rep. Tim Walz of Mankato.
During the same quarter in 2012, Quist raised $58,710, with individual contributions totaling just $12,710. Quist had a primary challenger at the time.
In 2010, Randy Demmer raised $52,392, with all of the funding coming from individual contributions.
In 2008, Brian Davis raised $58,491, with individual contributions totaling $15,841.
Well, okay then
Benson report
Rochester state representative Mike Benson was the first to withdraw from the Republican MNCD1 endorsement battle in Albert Lea, and his nod to Aaron Miller sent the battle's momentum to eventual endorsee, the Mankato Free Press reported in Miller wins upset victory in Republican endorsement.
According to the Rochester Republican and bible college professor's Q1 report to the Federal Election Commission, Benson brought little cash into the race at the end of March, closing the quarter with only $6444.10 cash on hand (COH), after raising $17,079.00 in three months.
Benson's bid initially seemed promising, given his residency in the district's largest city, conservative bonofides and prior legislative service. However, second place finisher Jim Hagedorn and endorsee Aaron Miller simply out-hustled him on the ground when chasing delegate votes.
Update: Hagedorn reports
Second place candidate Jim Hagedorn reports equally dismal fundraising in his April Quarterly report. The Blue Earth Republican took in $8335.00 in contributions, lent his campaign $5000, spent $24,982.71, and ended the quarter with $4,350.44 COH
Photo: Aaron Miller, Republican candidate for MNCD1
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