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Gina Ortiz Jones raises massive $1 million haul in third quarter
by Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneGina Ortiz Jones, the leading Democratic candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, raised over $1 million in the third quarter, her campaign announced Tuesday morning.
The figure represents a massive haul that her campaign described as the "largest off-year quarterly fundraising total the district has ever seen."
"I’m honored by the groundswell of support we’ve received and together we’re building a grassroots campaign to stand up to the corporate special interests and bring commonsense priorities like quality, affordable health care and lower prescription drug costs to Washington, D.C.," Jones said in a statement.
Jones' campaign expects to report having about $1.4 million cash on hand — a hefty stockpile for a race that is at the top of national Democrats' priority list this cycle in Texas.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/01/gina-ortiz-jones-raises-1-million-bid-replace-us-rep-will-hurd/
