2020 candidates reveal second quarter fundraising

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Pete Buttigieg raises more than $24 million in second quarter fundraising

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are revealing how deep and broad their support is, after 20 candidates met onstage in two consecutive nights for the first primary debates in June.

While candidates officially have until July 15 to file their second-quarter reports, Democrats in the packed field have already begun announcing their fundraising totals, as well as who supported them, since the second quarter ended on June 30.

Every Democratic candidate is likely to fall well short of President Trump’s fundraising numbers in the second quarter. According to the Trump campaign, the president and his joint campaign committees raised $56.7 million while the Republican National Committee raised $51 million. The Trump campaign raised over $30 million in the first quarter of the year.

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This list will be updated as candidates announce their fundraising totals for the second quarter

Bill de Blasio – $1.1 million

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio raised nearly $1.1 million for his presidential campaign since launching his White House bid in mid May. 92% of de Blasio’s contributions were $50 or less. He finished the fundraising quarter with $728,000 cash on hand.

According to de Blasio’s campaign, more than $630,000 came in the four days after he appeared in the first Democratic presidential debate in June. The mayor has already qualified in polling for the second set of presidential debates at the end of July.

Beto O’Rourke – $3.6 million

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s campaign announced it raised $3.6 million in the second quarter of the year. His campaign touted that it brings the total raised since he launched his campaign to $13 million.

O’Rourke’s second quarter cash haul came from nearly 200,000 contributions and almost half of donations in the fundraising period came from new donors his campaign said.

98% of O’Rourke’s donations between April 1 and June 30 were under $200 and 99% of contributions were made online. The average donation was $30.

Here’s a look at O’Rourke’s fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours of launching his campaign
  • Fundraising totaled $9.4 million total in the first quarter of the year
  • Had 218,000 contributors give to his campaign

Tim Ryan – $889,000

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan raised just over $889,000 in the second quarter of 2019 after launching his presidential bid in April. Just over $250,000 of it came from contributions of $200 or less.

Ryan finished the fundraising period June 30 with just over $335,000 cash on hand.

Seth Moulton – $1.2 million

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton raised more than $1.2 million since launching his White House bid in April. According to his campaign, the cash haul came from 17,000 individual donors and the average donation was $65.

The Moulton campaign ended the quarter with an estimated $725,000 cash on hand. To date, Moulton has not yet qualified for any of the Democratic presidential debates with either the number of donors or polling.

Amy Klobuchar – $3.87 million

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised $3.87 million in the second quarter of 2019 and finished the fundraising period with $6.7 million cash on hand.

According to her campaign, the average donation was just over $47 and nearly 86% of contributions came from grassroots donors who gave under $100. Klobuchar’s campaign said it’s averaging more than $1,000 unique contributions per day, including 4,000 new donors in one weekend alone.

The Minnesota senator is still working to reach the 130,000 unique donor threshold necessary to qualify for the fall democratic presidential debates.

Here’s a look at Klobuchar’s fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised more than $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2019
  • Transferred $3.575 from other authorized committees
  • Ended March with nearly $7 million cash on hand

Cory Booker – $4.5 million

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker raised $4.5 million between April and June and ended the fundraising period with $5.4 million cash on hand.

Booker’s campaign said it added 72,000 new donors in the second quarter of the year, tripling the campaign’s number of unique donors and bringing Booker closer to the 130,000 donor threshold needed to participate in the fall debates.

88% of donors were also first-time donors in the period, and the average online donation was must over $15.

Here’s a look at Booker’s fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised over $5 million in the first quarter of 2019
  • 82% of those donors had never donated to his campaign before

John Hickenlooper – $1.1 million

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper raised $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2019. Just over $260,000 were from donations that were $200 or less.

Hickenlooper’s cash haul from April through June is just over half of what he raised in the first quarter of the year during which he raised $2 million. The former governor finished the second quarter with $836,000 cash on hand.

John Delaney – $284,000

Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney raised over $284,000 in the second quarter of the year from contributions. However, he also loaned his campaign $7.75 million dollars, bringing his total raised to more than $8 million.

Of the contributions, only $71,000 were from donations that were $200 or less. He ended the fundraising period with $7.4 million cash on hand.

Julian Castro – $2.8 million

Julian Castro announced Monday his campaign raised $2.8 million in the second quarter of the year — more than doubling his $1.3 million fundraising total from the first quarter of the year.

According to his FEC filing, the former HUD secretary’s campaign spent just over $2.3 million between April 1 and June 30 and finished the fundraising period with more than $1.1 million cash on hand. His average contribution was $22.

Castro has been riding wave of support following the first presidential debate. In early July, his campaign announced he’d reached the 130,000 unique donor threshold to qualify for the fall debates.

Jay Inslee – $3 million

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s camp announced his campaign raised more than $3 million dollars between April 1 and June 30 from nearly 100,000 donations.

The average donation to Inslee in the second quarter was just below $32. According to his campaign, Inslee added an additional 20,000 donors by the end of the quarter after reaching the 65,000 unique donor threshold to qualify for the first presidential debate in May.

Inslee’s campaign also says his five days following the first presidential debate in June were his best fundraising days in the quarter including 12% of all donations and donors in the second quarter.

Kirsten Gillibrand – $2.3 million

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised nearly $2.3 million in the second quarter and ended the quarter with more than $8.2 million cash on hand. According to her campaign, 95% of contributions were under $50 and the average donation was $15.

Of Gillibrand’s online donors, her campaign has identified 65% as women. They also say they’re on track to hit the 130,000 donor threshold to qualify for the September debates.

Here’s a look at Gillibrand’s fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised nearly $3 million in the first quarter of the year
  • Transferred $9.6 million from her Senate campaign account

Kamala Harris – $12 million

California Sen. Kamala Harris raised $12 million in the second quarter, around half of what Buttigieg and Sanders raised. The funds came from 279,000 people, including almost 150,000 new donors, according to Harris’ campaign.

Harris’ average contribution was $39, and the average online contribution was just $24. Over $7 million was brought in through the campaign’s digital fundraising program.

Here’s a look at Harris’ fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised over $12 million, the second-highest number of the first quarter
  • 98% of contributions under $100
  • More than $6 million through its digital program
  • More than $1 million in final week of March
  • 11,000 individual contributions from educators

Steve Bullock – $2 million

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock raised over $2 million in the second quarter despite jumping in the race on May 14, more than a month after the fundraising period began.

“Since announcing his campaign in mid-May, Governor Bullock received grassroots support from all 50 states and raised over $2 million, without the transfer of other funds,” campaign manager Jenn Ridder said in a statement to CBS News.

— Timothy Perry contributed to this post

Joe Biden – $21.5 million

Former Vice President Joe Biden received $21.5 million since he launched his candidacy in late April, a campaign haul less than that of Buttigieg or Sanders.

According to his campaign, 97% of donations were under $200, and the average donation was $49. Biden has been criticized for holding fundraisers with wealthy donors.

The campaign received 436,000 donations from 256,000 donors, all but ensuring that Biden will make the fall Democratic primary debates.

Michael Bennet – $3.5 million

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet’s campaign announced on July 3 that he had raised $3.5 million since he announced his candidacy for president in early May.

The $3.5 million includes $700,000 that was transferred from his Senate campaign account.

The campaign said that 83% of contributions were $25 or less, and 95% of the contributions were $100 or less. The campaign received contributions from its highest number of donors the day after Bennet appeared at the first Democratic primary debate, 54% of whom were new donors.

The campaign did not say how many donors had contributed to the campaign since Bennet launched his candidacy.

Bernie Sanders – $24 million

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $24 million in the second quarter, according his campaign, although $6 million was transferred from previous accounts.

Sanders received nearly 1 million individual contributions since he launched his campaign, with 99% of donations at $100 or less. Forty-five percent of donors were 39 are under, according to the campaign. His campaign has nearly $30 million in cash on hand.

Here’s a look at Sanders’ fundraising in the first quarter:

  • $18.2 million raised, the most of any candidate in the first quarter
  • Around 900,000 individual donations
  • 99.5% of donations to Sanders’ campaign were $100 or less
  • Average donation was $20
  • 88% of the money to the campaign came from donors who gave $200 or less
  • A majority of donors were 39 years old or younger
  • Almost 100,000 registered independents and 20,000 Republicans have contributed
  • 99.99% of donors could give again
  • 99.6% of the money raised came online

–Cara Korte contributed to this post

Pete Buttigieg – $24.8 million

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2019, more than tripling his fundraising from the first quarter of the year and indicating his staying power in the race for the White House.

According to the campaign, the haul came from 294,000 donors — including more than 230,000 new donors — in the second quarter of the year. That means that more than 400,000 Americans have donated to Buttigieg since he began his campaign.

The campaign says that it currently has $22.5 million cash on hand, and that the donations came from all 50 states and 7 territories. The average contribution was $47.42.

Here’s a look at Buttigieg’s fundraising in the first quarter:

  • Raised over $7 million, the fourth-highest number of the first quarter
  • 158,550 total donors
  • Average donation totaled $36.35
  • 64% of donations came in through contributions of under $200

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