You’ve all been waiting for this information to determine whether or not he’s a viable candidate. Guess what? It’s all yours.
Andrew Horne’s campaign for U.S. Senate has filed its campaign finance report with the Senate and FEC. With only a few weeks under his belt, Andrew seems to be off to a decent start. While not as strong as the final dollar figure should be– the sheer number of unitemized donors is amazing.
Sources within the Horne Campaign have provided us with stats for the final two weeks of December:
- $57,634.35 in total receipts
- $52,689.29 in total contributions
- Over six hundred (600) individual donors, a majority of whom are Kentuckians.
- Money from 47 states.
While $57k is, let’s face it, disappointing, the reality is things could be much worse. Especially with two self-funders recently dropping into the game. We’ll share names of any influential donors once we get our hands on the report itself. 600 donors, though, proves there’s serious support out there for Horne.
Several other candidates, including Greg Fischer and Michael Cassaro, have not returned messages seeking Q4 information. Will provide updates for other candidates as details are made available.
UPDATE: The $57k amount only includes a portion of the nearly $41,000 $43,000 raised for Horne via ActBlue. Great news. Means he’s raised much more than had to be reported to the FEC by the filing Deadline of December 31.
8 responses so far ↓
1 kentucky // Feb 1, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Would Fischer have to report for Q4? His campaign wasn’t official until January. Looking at Cassaro’s numbers would be a waste of time.
2 Louisville Dem // Feb 1, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Very interesting info from the FEC website. Sure he gives to Dems too, but give me a break.
LUNSFORD, W BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND
07/30/1997 5000.00 97032360785
NORTHUP, ANNE M
VIA ANNE NORTHUP FOR CONGRESS
04/24/1998 250.00 98033100437
07/09/1998 1000.00 98033702644
LUNSFORD, W BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
VENCOR
BUNNING, JIM
VIA CITIZENS FOR BUNNING
07/11/1997 1000.00 98020010701
LUNSFORD, W BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
VENCOR INC
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
03/31/1997 5000.00 97020051462
NORTHUP, ANNE M
VIA ANNE NORTHUP FOR CONGRESS
01/29/1997 500.00 97032261960
LUNSFORD, W BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
VENCOR INCORPORATED
MCCONNELL, MITCH
VIA MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE ‘08
10/27/1999 250.00 20020030750
LUNSFORD, W BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
YENTAS INC
ALEXANDER, LAMAR
VIA ALEXANDER FOR SENATE INC
05/01/2002 1000.00 22020510392
LUNSFORD, W. BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40206
VENCOR INC/PRESIDENT/CEO
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY
05/25/2004 1000.00 24961600425
LUNSFORD, W. BRUCE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
CITATION CAPITAL INC/CHAIRMAN & C
NORTHUP, ANNE M
VIA NORTHUP FOR CONGRESS
06/23/2004 500.00 24961835286
03/14/2005 500.00 25990458219
10/05/2006 1500.00 26960637147
LUNSFORD, W. BRUCE MR.
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
VENTAS INC./CHAIRMAN
BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.
04/07/2000 1000.00 20990122890
3 3CardNana // Feb 2, 2008 at 12:27 pm
You guys are funny. These are pathetic numbers for Horne or any candidate looking to make a serious impact in a Senate race. SPIN, SPIN, SPIN!!!
4 jake // Feb 2, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Did you bother READING what I wrote?
The word “disappointing” was used.
That said– nearly $90k in the final two weeks (TWO WEEKS) of December is a great head start. That’s not spin.
5 Cyberhillbilly // Feb 2, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Jake:
This one’s Lunsford’s to lose.
Two questions: If Bruce is the nominee will Dems get behind him? How much?
Secondly, someone asked in an earlier comment an interesting question. Given the rich man’s clause of the campaign finance laws (or whatever its called), assume Lunsford waits to pour money into the contest ’till late in the season. Is there anything to stop that? Couldn’t he pour his own wealth in when it’s too late to move it much? Or are the rules hard to game in that way given the realities of the campaign?
This is one I’d be happy to cross post if you’d post on the rules… not that you need my help.
Keep up the good (if misguided) work. ;)
6 jake // Feb 2, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Hillbilly: You’re right. But don’t underestimate his ability to lose.
Bruce may dry up some fundraising efforts locally but he doesn’t have netroots support (not that it helps THAT much, but it helps) or support of veterans, labor or anyone else who has bothered to examine his past. If Bruce wins the primary, which is likely as of today? The careers of several Democrats will be over in a snap and there will be a mass exodus of party support. Just what we need to wake people up.
Some things are certain: Fischer is a loose bobber floating around the weird democratic pond. (Hopefully he knows better than to waste his money if he stays in the race.) And Andrew Horne has a lot of climbing to do and a lot more fundraising to do if he wants to be taken seriously by uninformed voters who act purely on name I.D.
If Bruce is the nominee… Dems will not rally behind him. Not enough to win, anyway. I’ve heard it from cabinet secretaries, party activists, party officials, everyday voters. A lot of people will sit on their hands as they watch our sacrificial political lamb go to slaughter. A lot of people will be just too burned out to participate. At least with Andrew Horne (and to an extent, Greg Fischer) Democrats could find it in their hearts to stand up and fight.
Some information about the Millionaires’ Amendment
Here’s the FEC’s brochure about the amendment along with guidelines of limits, notifications and such
Here are several articles about current challenges to the amendment
7 mike // Feb 2, 2008 at 11:13 pm
another actblue for Horne
Send a Fighter to the U.S. Senate
by Paul Hackett
http://www.actblue.com/page/sendafighter
8 mike // Feb 2, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Twice inspired by Elizabeth Edwards
Stephanie Horne,
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/2/16353/97557
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