Cruz raises $12 million July-September, lagging O'Rourke's expected haul
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Thursday he raised $12 million in the third quarter of 2018, an impressive haul but one that he said he expects will be dwarfed by Democratic rival Beto O’Rourke’s fundraising in the same three-month period ending Sept. 30.
O’Rourke, a congressman from El Paso, hasn’t announced his third quarter total yet.
“So third quarter, we raised over $12 million, which is a record. That is the most ever raised in a single quarter in a U.S. Senate race in the state of Texas,” Cruz said at a news conference in Plano, where he held a campaign event.
“That is good news,” Cruz said. “That is a sign conservatives all over the state of Texas are stepping forward and engaging in this fight. We’re grateful for that.”
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