Boxer fundraising tops $13 million

April 12th, 2010, 9:42 am
Dena Bunis, Washington Bureau Chief

Sen. Barbara Boxer’s campaign just put out the word that the three-term Democratic incumbent has raised $2.4 million for the first quarter of this year bringing her fundraising total for her re-election campaign to more than $13 million.

Boxer had $8.7 million cash on hand as of March 31, according to the campaign. More than 71,000 people have contributed to Boxer so far. And 90 percent of the contributions to the campaign during the first quarter were $100 or less.

That will change later this month when the Boxer fundraising efforts will get a boost from President Barack Obama who will hold a fundraiser for her and the Democratic National Committee on April 19 in Los Angeles. Tickets for that event range from $250 for the general reception to$32,500 a couple for an exclusive dinner with Boxer and the president.

Given the political climate this year Boxer is expected to have the toughest election campaign of her political career. She won’t know until after the June 8 primary who she will be facing this fall. Her campaign estimates that the general election campaign spending could easily top $25 million.

The Federal Election Commission reports for the first three months of the year are due on Thursday. So far we’ve heard from Republican primary candidate former Rep. Tom Campbell, who has raised $1.6 million so far. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiornia and Irvine Assemblyman Chuck DeVore have yet to release their totals.

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