Shapiro sets campaign cash record to start election year; Dave White, Jake Corman lead Republicans in fundraising

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The deep field of Republican candidates vying for the gubernatorial nomination reported relatively anemic fundraising through Dec. 31.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Democratic Party’s endorsed candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, headed into 2021 with $13.4 million in his campaign account, a state record for a candidate heading into an election year.

He reported raising $13.4 million in 2021, boosted by labor unions and big checks in a state that puts no limits on individual contributions. Labor unions gave Shapiro more than $3 million in 2021, while donors who gave at least $50,000 kicked in more than $5.4 million.The double-digits deep field of Republican candidates vying for the party’s nomination reported relatively anemic fundraising through Dec. 31.

No other reports on file came close, although Bill McSwain, a white-collar defense attorney who was the top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia under former President Donald Trump, has the endorsement of an organization that is a conduit for campaign cash from billionaire Jeffrey Yass.

 

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When you spend years with people in your back pock taking bribes you have cash coming out of the woodwork when needed huh PAAttorneyGen

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