Jim Himes Continues Record Fundraising Pace
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Jim Himes Continues Record Fundraising Pace
Campaign shows strength by raising over $420,000 in first quarter of 2008, topping $1 million cash on hand
STAMFORD, CT - Businessman and affordable housing executive Jim Himes announced today that his campaign for Congress raised over $420,000 in the first quarter of 2008, continuing his record fundraising pace for a challenger to Chris Shays and demonstrating growing grassroots momentum for change. After the campaign's strongest fundraising quarter to date, Jim now has over $1 million cash on hand.
"Our success this quarter is further evidence that people want a leader who will address the problems that face us before they reach the crisis point," said Himes. "Whether the issue is the economy, the war, or protecting the middle class, the problems we face are real and complex. These issues have become worse under Chris Shays' watch. Connecticut's families deserve a representative with fresh ideas rooted in real-world experience. I'm running for Congress because I believe that by working together we can get the country back on track."
"Families in our district are hungry for a representative who understands that it's becoming harder and harder to live here," said Maura Keaney, Jim Himes' campaign manager. "Connecticut needs a leader who will support the middle class, not shrink it. Chris Shays has not only been a cheerleader for George Bush's policies on the Iraq War, he has also been on the wrong side of Bush's failed economic policies. He championed special tax breaks for corporations and the very wealthy, while middle class families here are finding it more and more difficult to make ends meet. It is clear that that Connecticut families are eager for real change and have responded to the fact that Jim Himes is not a career politician mired in the past. Jim Himes will bring a fresh perspective to the serious challenges we face."
Related details:
* Jim Himes raised over $420,000 in the first quarter of 2008, his strongest fundraising quarter yet.
* Himes has raised a total of more than $1.3 million this cycle and has over $1 million cash on hand. This is both the highest total amount and the most cash on hand ever raised by a challenger to Chris Shays by the end of the first quarter of an election year.
* Demonstrating widespread grassroots and netroots support, over 25% of contributions to the Himes campaign in the first quarter were $25 or less.
