TX-31: MJ Hegar raised $750,000 off her viral ad
WASHINGTON – In the 10 days after long shot Democratic candidate and veteran MJ Hegar published her widely praised viral video, her campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, raised $750,000. It's only the latest large fundraising figure reported by a Democratic U.S. House candidate from Texas, but it shows a stunning surge of interest in Hegar's candidacy.
Hegar will report raising $1.1 million in the second fundraising quarter of the year, her campaign told the Tribune. Most of that came about from the attention drawn to her candidacy by her biographical ad, "Doors," which has been viewed more than 2.5 million times.
Hegar's fundraising news comes after two other Texas Democratic challengers released their own impressive figures from the quarter. On Monday morning, retired Air Force intelligence officer Gina Ortiz Jones of San Antonio announced she had raised $1.2 million. And on Thursday, Houston attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher reported raising "more than $1 million" in that same period.
Ortiz Jones and Fletcher are running in two of the most competitive House districts in the state. Ortiz Jones is taking on U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes for the geographically vast 23rd District that encompasses two major media markets, El Paso and San Antonio. Fletcher is running against U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, in one of the most expensive media markets in the country. If past is precedent, these candidates will stockpile this money ahead of fall television ad wars.
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/09/mj-hegar-raised-750000-10-days-her-viral-ad/
