Ruben Gallego's campaign to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised a record breaking $1 million in just 24 hours after Gallego announced his campaign on Monday.
Rep. Ruben Gallego walks down the House steps of the Capitol after a vote in Washington on May 14, 2021.The campaign by Rep. Ruben Gallego to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is touting its over $1 million fundraising haul, achieved in just the 24 hours after Gallegoon Monday, perhaps portending an uphill battle for Sinema to keep her seat after provoking the ire of progressives and Democrats over the past years.
In a press release, the Gallego campaign announced that it had raised over $1 million from more than 27,000 donations in the first day. The campaign said that it broke the state’s previous 24-hour fundraising record set by Sen. Mark Kelly over just eight hours. “I am extremely grateful for the support our campaign has received since entering this race. We’re running a grassroots campaign to take back this seat for hardworking Arizonans, and this fundraising record proves that,” Gallego said in a statement.
“While Senator Sinema collects huge checks from powerful special interests, this campaign is going to be funded by the people, and that’s the way it should be. I’m proud to announce that we received more donations from real people on our first day than Senator Sinema has in the last three years combined,” he continued,
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