Robert J. Menendez has raised $1,064,060 for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for an open House seat in New Jersey’s 8th district, after bringing in $224,303 between April 1 and May 18.
Menendez spent $493,947 during the same time period — and a total of $642,895 since officially entering the race in January. He’s got $424,064 cash-on-hand.
The fundraising haul for the first-time candidate has dwarfed his opponents.
David Ocampo Grajales has raised just $37,433, including $11,890 that he brought in between April 1 and May 18. A third candidate, Ane Roseborough-Eberhard, has not filed at all with the Federal Election Commission.
A commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, he quickly emerged as the front runner after Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) announced that he will retire after sixteen years in Congress.
On Friday, Menendez was endorsed by the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), one of New Jersey’s most politically influential labor unions. The endorsement is typically accompanied by boots on the ground and money.
Raymond Pocino, the LIUMA vice president and eastern regional manager and one of the state’s most respected building trades leaders, said that Menendez “has proven himself to be the best candidate for this important office.”
“Menendez has shown that he understands the issues families face and the urgency to actually get things done on their behalf,” Pocino said. “He is not only right on our issues—things like job creation, infrastructure investment, access to affordable healthcare, and protecting the right of workers to form a union—he also has the knowledge, drive, and temperament to deliver results. Results, after all, not words, are what define good governing.”
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