Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan stated on Friday that his impartial Michigan gubernatorial marketing campaign introduced in additional than $3.2 million over the previous six months and has over $2.3 million money readily available.
In response to the Duggan marketing campaign, greater than 93 % of its donations got here from Michigan. Duggan’s marketing campaign supervisor Ed Duggan additionally famous that the marketing campaign has raised practically $1.4 million over the previous 30 days alone.
“As an Independent campaign, we can’t rely on party infrastructure for our fundraising. We had to build everything from the ground up,” Ed Duggan stated in a press release. “Our numbers are a sign of the incredible grassroots energy we’re feeling on the campaign trail. We couldn’t be more grateful for all our supporters who made this possible.”
Mike Duggan, who was elected mayor as a Democrat, launched his Unbiased bid for governor in December.
The mayor’s newest fundraising numbers come a day after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), the frontrunner within the Democratic main, introduced her marketing campaign raised greater than $3.5 million since its launch in January and has over $2.4 million within the financial institution.
Benson and Duggan’s hauls are each greater than the $1.5 million Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who’s term-limited, raised at this level in 2017 after asserting her first gubernatorial bid in January of that 12 months.
On this 12 months’s Democratic main, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II’s marketing campaign stated he raised greater than $750,000, whereas former Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson stated his marketing campaign has raised greater than $1 million. Gilchrist jumped into the first in March, and Swanson introduced his bid in February.
On the Republican facet, former state Lawyer Common Mike Cox (R), who jumped into the race in April, stated his marketing campaign has raised $2.4 million and has $1.9 million within the financial institution.
Rep. John James (R-Mich.), state Senate Minority Chief Aric Nesbitt (R), and former state Home Speaker Tom Leonard (R) are additionally operating within the GOP main.