Politics & Government
Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O'Rourke Raises $7M In First Weeks Of Bid For Office
The haul is significant by the standards of other Texas Democrats who have run for governor but failed to succeed for more than 30 years.
January 18, 2022
Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke says his campaign has raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation’s most expensive in 2022.
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The announcement made January 18, on the deadline in Texas for campaigns to submit their latest finance reports, is an early marker of whether O’Rourke can remain a fundraising powerhouse in his latest comeback after failed bids for the U.S. Senate and president.
The haul is significant by the standards of other Texas Democrats who have run for governor but have failed to succeed for more than 30 years. At the same time, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for years has shown an ability to raise millions of dollars in a matter of days from executives of some of Texas’ largest corporations and energy firms.
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