2012 1st Quarter House Freshmen Fundraising

I thought it would be helpful to take a look at the top fundraisers in the new freshman class.  Many times the candidates who can raise money in their first race become your future leaders.  The * identifies former members.

Top 10 Non-Incumbent Democrats

Ken	Jacob*	44,941.95
Jeff	Roorda*	38,509.37
Chris	Miller	22,586.87
Martin	Casas	19,046.35
Will	Talbert	15,739.69
Jeremy	LaFaver	13,614.44
Rebecca	McClanahan*	13,430.45
Ruth	Ehresman	10,984.86
Jon	Carpenter	9,848.17

Top 10 Non-Incumbent Republicans

Kevin	Engler*	47,689.93
Kevin	Austin	40,361.32
Holly	Rehder	31,741.81
Glen	Kolkmeyer	24,574.68
Rocky	Miller	24,042.97
Frank	Washburn	20,873.95
Ken	Wilson	20,095.00
Derrick	Good	19,092.26
Mike	Bennett	18,347.87

Out of the 372 candidates filed for House races 130 have not raised any money for their campaign and another 31 have raised less than $1,000. 

HRCC- Total raised this election- $1,437,086.61 this quarter- $271,724.25 COH- $724,867.82

DHCC- Total raised this election- $292,040.00 this quarter- $55,250.00 COH- $152,597.08

2012 1st Quarter House Candidates COH

While it is interesting to look at who had the best quarter, the number that really matters is Cash on Hand (COH).  Raising it and spending it before the last 60 days doesn’t win many elections.  Here are the candidates that are leading the pack.  

Here are top 20 Democrats’ COH.

Jill	Schupp	54,186.63
Chris	Kelly	52,076.60
Michele	Kratky	51,386.14
Ken	Jacob	44,941.95
Jeff	Roorda	38,509.37
Mike	Talboy	38,091.86
Jeanne	Kirkton	35,969.17
Mike	Colona	32,744.83
Stacey	Newman	30,986.31
Genise	Montecillo	28,145.23
Clem	Smith	27,196.50
Stephen	Webber	23,365.94
Kevin	McManus	23,239.03
Chris	Miller	22,586.87
Margo	McNeil	20,578.54
Martin	Casas	19,046.35
Tom	Shively	18,720.03
Will	Talbert	15,739.69
Sylvester	Taylor II	15,194.57
Jacob	Hummel	15,160.75

Here are the 20 top Republicans’ COH.

Timothy	Jones	338,975.94
John	Diehl Jr	209,780.78
Jeanie	Riddle	86,362.98
Thomas	Long	59,578.71
Tom	Flanigan	55,441.53
Todd	Richardson	54,820.83
Kevin	Engler	47,689.93
Noel	Torpey	46,585.63
Eric	Burlison	42,160.84
Kevin	Austin	40,361.32
Lincoln	Hough	40,152.23
Caleb	Jones	40,147.81
Dave	Schatz	38,086.72
Sheila	Solon	32,570.72
Holly	Rehder	31,741.81
Chuck	Gatschenberger	31,322.02
Jason (Jay)	Barnes	30,668.98
Mike	Thomson	30,134.73
Rick	Stream	29,836.62
Anne	Zerr	28,613.22