OpenSecrets | Democrats Top Freshmen Fundraising List - Capital Eye
Only three Republicans rank among the top 15 House and Senate fundraisers, CRP has found, based on 1st Quarter campaign finance data. Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.) leads the pack, having raised nearly a half-million dollars ($464,100) since entering office in January. At $51,000, Adler has drawn most of his early funds from the labor sector. Building trade unions have already contributed $35,000, outpacing every other industry group. His fellow Democrats have been generous as well--Adler's colleagues' candidate committees have poured $16,000 into his coffers.
Construction and industrial unions also dominate the early hauls of Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.), the second leading fundraiser in the 2010 freshman class. They have supplied him with $22,500 of his early $439,800. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) ranks No. 3 at $433,850 as the result of help from the Democratic Party and liberal groups, who have supported the freshman with $95,000.
Download a list of the top 15 freshmen fundraisers here: 111th_Top Freshmen.xls
Meanwhile, the list of lawmakers facing the greatest debt is more bipartisan, but primarily includes members of Congress who merely owe themselves money for what they pulled out of their own pockets to pay for previous campaigns. This includes Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who is in debt $4.3 million and freshman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), whose debt adds up to $1.6 million. Candidates who loan money to themselves can raise cash to pay off that debt.
Both Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) are in debt, possibly left over from former presidential runs. Dodd's facing nearly $300,000 in debt, while Kucinich, who has also spent some of his own funds, has racked up $508,550.
Download a list of the top 10 senators in debt here*: 111th_TopSenateDebt.xls
Download a list of the top 10 members of the House in debt*:111thTopHouseDebt.xls
*Includes those who may be in debt because of the money that came out of their own pocket.
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