ME-SEN: Collins challenger raises $3.2 million in third quarter

Democrat Sara Gideon, who is challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, raised $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Gideon said Tuesday that more than 3,700 Maine residents contributed to her campaign and that nearly 97 percent of all donations were under $100.

“I’m so grateful to the supporters who joined our team in the first few months of this campaign,” Gideon, who has disavowed donations from corporate PACs, said. “I’m running for Senate because I believe that politicians in Washington are too responsive to special interests and their wealthy donors, and it’s time for leadership that puts Maine first.”

Gideon launched her bid against Collins in June in a race Democrats view as a prime pickup opportunity, raising $1 million in the first week of her campaign.

Collins, who has been in the Senate since 1997, is a prime target for Democrats in 2020. Her vote last year to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as he faced sexual misconduct allegations infuriated liberals and sparked an intense effort to recruit candidates to challenge the longtime senator.



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