For our very first newsletter, we're sharing some very big news: Today, our campaign announced that it raised more than $225,000 through the second quarter of the year.
That's a historic haul for a first-time Democratic candidate in SC-01 at such an early stage of the race. Plus, our campaign's fundraising total included donations from more than 40 states and more than 650 individual donors.
Our campaign's war chest is especially impressive when compared to the off-year fundraising performance of Joe Cunningham, who was the last Democrat to flip the district in 2018.
After entering the race in 2017, Cunningham finished the off-year with a fundraising total of roughly $221,000. In contrast, our campaign has already surpassed $225,000 by the second quarter of the off-year — and more than $150,000 of that amount is cash on hand.
Our campaign's fundraising operation also has a significant head start over that of Annie Andrews, the Democrat who challenged Nancy Mace in 2022. Andrews did not enter the race until November 2021 — meaning our campaign has been fundraising for several months longer than the most recent Democrat to take on Mace.
In our press release today, Michael said our fundraising total "speaks volumes about the strength of our grassroots movement in the Lowcountry — and it sends a resounding message to Nancy Mace and the D.C. political class that our campaign is a formidable force.
My heartfelt gratitude goes out to every member of Team Moore for their unwavering support as we fight for the people's voice in Congress."
