DeWine still far ahead of competitors
By Jim Tankersley
Democrats Sherrod Brown and Paul Hackett each raised nearly $500,000 last quarter in their bids to unseat Sen. Mike DeWine, flashing fund-raising strength that Ohio’s Democratic Senate candidates haven’t shown for more than a decade - but still trailing the incumbent Republican.
Collectively, Mr. Brown and Mr. Hackett raised [...]
By Stephen Koff
Money doesn’t always determine the winner, but it gives Sen. Mike DeWine a big advantage 10 months before voters decide whether to keep him or oust him.
The Ohio Republican raised nearly $1 million for his re-election campaign in the last quarter of 2005, new campaign finance records show, giving him a treasury of [...]
The Frontrunner
The AP (1/31, Hammer) reports, “The two Democrats hoping to challenge Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine in November touted their fundraising totals Monday for the last quarter of 2005, even though their combined receipts couldn’t match the Republican incumbent’s. DeWine raised $978,505 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.” OH13 Rep. Sherrod Brown (D) “brought in [...]
By Jessica Wehrman
U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, running for the U.S. Senate, raised slightly more than his primary election opponent, Paul Hackett, during the last quarter of 2005, but had far more in the bank, according to releases from both offices Monday.
Today is the filing deadline for Federal Election Commission fundraising reports.
According to Brown’s office, [...]
By Jonathan Riskind & Jack Torry
Just call him Hollywood Hackett?
Democratic Senate candidate Paul Hackett, of suburban Cincinnati, is trying to persuade Ohio Democrats to choose him over Rep. Sherrod Brown, of Avon, in the May 2 primary for the right to take on GOP Sen. Mike DeWine.
But a high-profile contingent in Beverly Hills, Calif. — [...]
National Journal: The Hotline
VP Cheney plans to help Sen. Mike DeWine (R) “with a Capitol Hill fundraiser later this month, despite DeWine’s recent votes against major” WH initiatives. Cheney is to speak at a $1K/head reception 1/26 to help raise $100K for DeWine’s re-election. DeWine spokesperson Matt Carle “said Cheney offered to hold the [...]
