MO-02: Jill Schupp, Democrat challenging Ann Wagner, raises $800,000 for congressional race
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Jill Schupp, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, raised more than $800,000 in the last three months, her campaign said Tuesday.
Schupp’s campaign said it had $1.5 million on hand at the end of June.
The $800,000 total exceeds fundraising hauls by the last Democrat to run against Wagner, Cort VanOstran.
VanOstran, a first-time candidate, raised $313,000 during the same time period of the 2018 election cycle amid a Democratic primary, according to Federal Election Commission records.
He raised $743,000 in the third fundraising quarter that year, from July through September 2018, records show.
Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, faces no intraparty competition in the August primary — only Wagner, R-Ballwin, and Libertarian Martin Schulte of Ballwin, in the Nov. 3 general election.
“Jill’s commitment to lowering health care costs and focusing on the needs of real people, not special interests, is clearly resonating with voters,” Ali O’Neal, Schupp’s campaign manager, said in a statement. “People in suburban St. Louis are ready for a change.”
The campaign said Schupp’s haul was on-par with other Democrats running in competitive House races, including U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa. Politico reported Monday Finkenauer would report raising $875,000 in the last fundraising quarter.
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