In the 10-person race to claim the congressional seat left open by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s decision to run for the Senate, there’s no clear winner in terms of fundraising.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu raised $308,700 last year, according to the Federal Election Commission, but has less than half what rancher and former congressional candidate Gary Kiehne has sitting in the bank.
Kiehne raised $204,666 from individual contributions last year. He also personally put in $628,072 to fund his campaign.
In the last campaign cycle, FEC records show Kiehne put $430,000 of his own money into the 2014 Republican primary before losing to Andy Tobin.
Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett raised $203,352 in contributions for the open seat last year while Arizona House Speaker David Gowan brought in $158,265.
Retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers, who did not enter the race until earlier this year, did not raise any funds but did spend $34,392 leftover from a previous campaign. This is her third time running for Congress.
On the Democractic side, former state lawmaker Tom O’Halleran raised $263,271 from donors and has $172,235 still in his campaign coffers.
Democrat James Maloney, a businessman, raised $74,985 from donors during the same time frame.
Democrat Miquel Olivas, Republican Shawn Redd and Independent Brian Malnes did not report any funds being raised or spent in 2015 to the FEC.
