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Friday, November 01, 2013
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Raimondo Trounces Taveras in 3Q Fundraising
State Treasurer Gina Raimondo is not officially in the 2014 Rhode Island governor' race, but she continues to significantly out-fundraise all likely contenders, including declared candidate Providence Mayor Angel Taveras.
According to Raimondo's latest campaign finance filings, she raised 413,831.15 in the third quarter, which ended on September 30. The amount raised is a Rhode Island record in a non-election year—a fact which GoLocal first reported earlier this month.
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Taveras, who formally declared his candidacy for governor on Monday, raised $153,918—bringing his current cash on hand total to $759,150.22. The Providence Mayor spent $87,180.90 in the third quarter on campaign expenses.
As for the rest of the field, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Block ended the third quarter with $547,685.26 cash on hand. Block's total includes $28,465 in individual contributions and a $500,000 personal loan from the candidate himself. Block, a former Moderate Party candidate for governor, spent 54,767.27 last quarter.
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy on Monday, finished the third quarter with $336,553.93 in his war chest after raising just over $100,000. Fung, who has served as mayor of Cranston since 2008, spent 19,974.84 in the third quarter.
Source of data: ricampaignfinance.com
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