Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces $2.25 million haul

CNN

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he raised $2.25 million for his 2020 presidential campaign in the first quarter of 2019, following his March 1 entry to the race.

The campaign said that 75% of their contributions were $25 or below and 95% of donations were $100 or less, but declined to provide the average contribution size or a cash on hand figure. Those details will be available when Inslee’s complete filing is released later Monday. Inslee’s campaign also said the first quarter fundraising included about $1.97 million for the primary election funding and more than $285,000 for the general election.

The campaign has not yet received donations from 65,000 unique donors -- one of the thresholds set by the Democratic National Committee for qualifying the first two primary debates this summer -- but did say that they had received donations from at least 200 individuals in all 50 states, the other half of the financial requirement for debate qualification.

“This first-month fundraising shows strong grassroots momentum for Gov. Inslee’s message of defeating climate change,” said Aisling Kerins, Inslee’s campaign manager. “Jay Inslee is the only 2020 candidate who will make climate change the top priority. That clear message allowed Gov. Inslee’s upstart campaign to raise money at a faster clip than many better-known candidates.”