(Radio Iowa) – Fundraising reports for the first four-and-a-half months of this year show Rob Sand, the only Democrat running for governor, has over 18 million dollars in his campaign account and, on the Republican side, Zach Lahn raised more money than Congressman Randy Feenstra.
Sand raised over nine-point-six MILLION dollars so far this year, a record haul for an Iowa gubernatorial candidate. Sand’s campaign says nearly 95 percent of all donations were less than 100 dollars and two-thirds of donations came from Iowans. Sand’s wife and in-laws donated about four-and-a-half MILLION.
Among the five Republicans running for governor, Zach Lahn raised close to a MILLION dollars so far this year. About two-thirds of that came from three donors. Randy Feenstra raised about a quarter of a million less. Former state agency director Adam Steen raised nearly half a million dollars, pastor Brad Sherman raised over 150-thousand and state Representative Eddie Andrews raised 15-thousand.
Iowa campaigns must file an updated report on campaign fundraising and spending on May 29th, just before the June 2nd Primary.
