Entenza drops $4 million of own money on gov race
Democrat Matt Entenza's campaign for governor released some preliminary details on its 2010 fundraising. The release says he raised $3.945 million in 2010, $360,574 from outside sources. An Entenza staffer confirmed that Entenza gave the campaign $3.58 million in 2010. He also gave the campaign roughly $100,000 in 2009 and reported another contribution of $450,000 to the campaign on July 22nd.
The full reports will be released by the Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday morning but here's the topline that Entenza's campaign put in the news release:
2010 Report highlights:
Total receipts: $3.945M
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Total raised from outside sources: $360,574
2009/2010 Total raised from outside sources: $672, 483
Total spent: $3.891M
Cash on hand: $132,065