Former House Democratic Leader Jeff Harris posted a slow quarter compared to the last, but still gained $92,000 during the third quarter of 2007.
Harris' net contributions to date are $301,576.61, which he accomplished without a personal loan to his campaign as two Democratic opponents have done, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
“We are very pleased with our efforts to date. We are on target to reach our goals and to have the funds necessary to run an aggressive campaign. Our support is broad based and diverse, just like the Democratic Party,” Harris said in a press release today.
In the third quarter of 2007, Harris' contributors spanned all seven regions of the state. Harris outraised fellow Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly in six of the regions, but fell short of Donnelly's total fundraising during the period. Harris even raised more in Donnelly's home turf (St. Louis) than his own (Columbia) during the period.
Harris currently has about $350,000 on hand.
Harris also noted one particularly unique facet of the quarter - his first child. “The most important blessing last quarter was the birth of our daughter Grace,” Harris said. “My wife and I could not be more proud and happy.”
Contribution figures in the map above represent regional totals based on addresses provided to the Ethics Commission. Percentages are total regional contributions divided by total in state contributions.
More to come later this week on the 3rd quarter finance reports.
Monday, October 15, 2007
MPN Analysis: Harris has far reaching but slow quarter
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Because of the birth of his baby girl, Harris had to miss a couple of his own fundraisers. Like any reasonable person, he devoted a good chunk of time to this important event which undoubtedly affected his numbers.
This "slow" quarter is no big deal for Harris. Donnelly will likely have a slower 4th quarter of the year than she did in the 3rd too. There's a bump for new candidates after announcing.
As far as the distribution of contributions received by the candidates, this is great news for Harris. The widespread distribution across the state shows he is a viable candidate outside his home city. I wonder how well distributed his last quarter was using this MPN analytical framework?
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