Rep. Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) campaign announced it raised $7.5 million in the first three months of the year, more than doubling his prior quarterly filings after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) decided against running for reelection last month.
Gallego’s fundraising haul far exceeds the $3.3 million he raised last quarter. He also reported that he has $9.6 million in cash on hand. His new fundraising numbers come a month after Sinema bowed out of a race that could ultimately decide which party controls the upper chamber in November.
The Arizona Democratic congressman is likely to face Kari Lake, the front-running Republican candidate, in a race now considered a toss-up by the Cook Political Report. Gallego is among the first Senate candidates to unveil his first-quarter fundraising total; Lake has yet to announce hers.
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