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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouie Gohmert fails to reach self-imposed $1 million fundraising goal
Louie gave up his Congressional seat to run for AG. This will be fun to watch
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, promised in November that he would run for attorney general if he could raise $1 million in 10 days. And while he eventually entered the race, claiming he met his goal, a new campaign finance report shows he did not come close.
In fact, he did not even top $1 million in contributions until the final day of the reporting period, at least based on the dates of the contributions reported.
Gohmerts fundraising haul became public this week, when state candidates filed their campaign finance reports covering the last six months of 2021. In the hotly contested Republican primary race for attorney general, the incumbent, Ken Paxton, and his three challengers, raised over $9 million combined as Paxton was outraised by one of his opponents, Eva Guzman. He still has $7.5 million cash on hand, more than double his closest opponent in that category.
Guzman, a former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, raked in $3.7 million during the latest period, covering July 1 through Dec. 31, and Paxton received $2.8 million, according to reports that were due Tuesday to the Texas Ethics Commission. Another Paxton challenger, Land Commissioner George P. Bush, collected $1.9 million, while Gohmert who entered the race later than his opponents reported raising just over $1 million.
In fact, he did not even top $1 million in contributions until the final day of the reporting period, at least based on the dates of the contributions reported.
Gohmerts fundraising haul became public this week, when state candidates filed their campaign finance reports covering the last six months of 2021. In the hotly contested Republican primary race for attorney general, the incumbent, Ken Paxton, and his three challengers, raised over $9 million combined as Paxton was outraised by one of his opponents, Eva Guzman. He still has $7.5 million cash on hand, more than double his closest opponent in that category.
Guzman, a former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, raked in $3.7 million during the latest period, covering July 1 through Dec. 31, and Paxton received $2.8 million, according to reports that were due Tuesday to the Texas Ethics Commission. Another Paxton challenger, Land Commissioner George P. Bush, collected $1.9 million, while Gohmert who entered the race later than his opponents reported raising just over $1 million.
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Louie Gohmert fails to reach self-imposed $1 million fundraising goal (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 2022
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)1. Louie, you lie,
Louie Louie, oh no, you gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby
Louie Louie, oh baby, you gotta go
I said you gotta go now
You hustle on out of here
You go!
Vinca
(50,299 posts)2. Close your eyes and imagine yourself donating to Louie's campaign. It would be a nightmare if
you could only stop laughing, right?
Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)3. That's a pretty big Pyle of cash for 'ol Gomer...
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,415 posts)4. Louie is trying to make excuses
tanyev
(42,588 posts)5. I guess Louie's going to be rooting for Paxton's Covid.
LudwigPastorius
(9,160 posts)6. "...a new campaign finance report shows he did not come close."
Louie can cipher reel gud. He knows times 'n goes-intas.
But, makin' a sum outta lotsa numbers iz haaard!
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)7. Ordinarily This Would Be Good News
But it means he's probably going to end up remaining as a Dipshit Congressman.
blogslug
(38,006 posts)8. Can he turn around and run for his current seat?
I don't think he had a chance at AG, being that Paxton is sufficiently horrible enough for the TX GOP and (I think) George P. would be Ken's only real primary competitor.