Healey leads in fundraising
Lesser, Liss-Riordan are other high earners in Mass. races
Statewide office candidates’ March fundraising totals have been released for all candidates, and Democrats Maura Healey, Eric Lesser and Shannon Liss-Riordan have come out on top.
Attorney General Maura Healey, who’s running to succeed Charlie Baker as governor, raised over $603,000 in March, putting her at the top of the pack overall for March fundraising. She has over $4.7 million in the bank.
Her Democratic rival, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, raised over $106,000, bringing her bank total to over $368,000.
Republican businessman Chris Doughty banked almost $110,000, bringing his total to over $532,000. He outraised Republican challenger, former state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who’s been endorsed by Donald Trump. He raised over $70,000 in March and now sits with a total of over $104,000 in the bank.
Democratic state Sen. Eric Lesser topped the lieutenant governor pack, raising almost $148,000 in March, bringing his bank total to just over $1 million. Democratic state Sen. Adam Hinds raised almost $31,000 and now has over $314,000 banked.
Democratic Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll has earned over $53,000 in March, bringing her total to almost $113,000. Tami Gouveia, a Democratic state Rep., earned over $31,000 in March and now has over $86,000 in cash on hand. Democrat and Babson professor Bret Bero banked over $2,300, bringing his coffers to over $246,000. Republican Kate Campanale, who’s running alongside Doughty, earned $7,600, bringing her total to over $4,700.
Labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan topped the pack for attorney general fundraising in March. The Democrat banked almost $568,000, bringing her cash on hand to over $687,000.
She topped Democratic rivals Quentin Palfrey, a former Obama and Biden staffer, and Andrea Campbell, a former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate.
Boston NAACP President and Democrat Tanisha Sullivan outraised Democratic incumbent Bill Galvin for secretary of state. She earned almost $63,000 last month, though Galvin has over $2 million in the bank.
Democrat Chris Dempsey, who successfully campaigned against the Olympics coming to Boston in 2024, out-earned his challengers for auditor, earning over $39,000 in March. He’ll face off against Democratic state Sen. Diana DiZoglio and Republican Anthony Amore, whom Gov. Charlie Baker has endorsed.