Horn outraises GOP contenders
Democratic congresswoman also raised more than rest of delegation
U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, an Oklahoma City Democrat and a top target for Republicans, raised $ 524,733 in the third quarter of this year and has nearly $1.2 million in her campaign account, according to a report filed Tuesday.
Horn's report to the Federal Election Commission shows donations from individuals, political action committees and joint fundraising committees. The quarter spans July 1 through Sept. 30.
She has now raised $1.6 million since scoring an upset victory last November over Republican incumbent Steve Russell. “I'm grateful for the thousands of Oklahomans supporting our work to lower the cost of health care and increase access to qua lit ye ducation ,” said Horn.
“I will continue to put Oklahoma first, serving everyone in our district and bringing practical Oklahoma eva lu es to
Congress to create solutions.”
Horn has out raised the other four U.S. House members from Oklahoma in each of the first three quarters of this year. Her fellow freshman from Oklahoma, Republican Rep. Kevin Hern, of Tulsa, raised nearly $303,000 in the third quarter and has collected $513,428 for the cycle.
State Sen. Stephanie Bice, an Oklahoma City Republican hoping to run against Horn next year, reported raising $ 168,351 from July through September. It was the second quarter of fundraising for Bice, who has now raised $349,561 for the race, mostly from individuals.
“I'm grateful to the more than 1,600 Oklahomans who have invested in our campaign ,” Bice said. “It's clear voters are ready to elect new Republican leadership to Congress. I appreciate their trust in me and share the goal to put an end to the dysfunction and inaction in Washington.”
The Republican field is a crowded one, with some candidates capable of bringing substantial resources of their own to the campaigns.
Oklahoma City businesswoman Terry Neese had put $350,000 of her own money into the race just through June. She added another $100,000 of personal money in the third quarter and received nearly $ 104,000 in contributions. Ne es eh ad $642,677 in her campaign account at the end of September.
“Our campaign has the resources we need to take the fight directly to Kendra Horn in 2020 and we are just getting started,” Neese said. “We will continue to work hard each and every day on the campaign trail to ensure we unseat Kendra Horn and help Republicans regain control of the House in 2020.”
Former state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi and Oklahoma City businessman David Hill announced their intentions to run early this month, which was after the cutoff for reporting finances for the most recent quarter. Each is expected to provide personal funding.
Republican Meredith VanSant, of Oklahoma City, reported raising $19,410 in the quarter, boosting her total to $52,892. She had $28,796 in her campaign account at the end of the quarter.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jim In ho fe, R-Tulsa, who has not officially announced he will seek another term next year, raised $530,000 in the third quarter and had just over $2 million in his campaign account at the end of September. In ho fe is not expected to have a competitive race if he seeks reelection.
“The strong fundraising of the Inhofe campaign continues to position Senator Inhofe well going into next year ,” a campaign spokesman said Tuesday.