Governor Raimondo Tops Over $3 Million in Campaign Funds

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Governor Raimondo Tops Over $3 Million in Campaign Funds

Governor Gina Raimondo
Governor Gina Raimondo may not be popular with voters, but she is popular with donors — she now has more than $3 million in her campaign account according to her 3rd Quarter campaign filing with the Board of Elections.

Two recent polls found Raimondo to be "underwater" with Rhode Island voters. See recent polling results from Harvard's John Della Volpe below.

Her campaign finance report was posted late on Tuesday night, but here is a look at some of the data.

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For the quarter, Raimondo’s campaign vacuumed more than $515,000 for the quarter — more than her three GOP challengers raised combined.

Her campaign reported expenses of $87,628.

Big time donors include former BankRI CEO Merrill Sherman, real estate attorney Mary Shekarchi (sister of House Majority Leader Joe), Campbell Soup Heiress Hope Van Buren, and real estate developer Marilyn Winoker.

No Raimondo campaign finance report would be complete without its fair share of New York Wall Street players. Raimondo collected tens of thousands from players tied to financial services.

And, PawSox owner William Egan gave $1,000.

So did her former Point Judith Capital partner David Mixer and his wife Gail — both gave $1,000.

Expenses included tickets for a lot of planes and trains. The biggest expenses were her campaign consultants.

MORE TO COME


GoLocal: Benchmark Poll, October 2017

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