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State Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, who’s running in the GOP primary for the 1st District congressional seat, has announced that he raised $30,000 in December, bringing his campaign warchest to a total of $80,000. That’s because he also put in $50,000 of his own money, a move that Labrador said shows he’s serious about the race. “If I am going to ask people to contribute to my campaign – and the larger cause to change how Congress does business – then I should be willing to invest in that effort myself,” he said. He added, “Raising $30,000 in the middle of the holiday season is a tremendous accomplishment for my campaign.
Labrador entered the race Dec. 7, and is facing Vaughn Ward, who’s been actively campaigning and fundraising for months; campaign finance reports in the race are due Jan. 31. Ward announced earlier that he raised more than $100,000 in the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2009. The two are vying to take on Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick.
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Sisyphus on January 19 at 12:00 p.m.
Nah-gah-hah-pen. Nice spin though. Maybe this is a touch of apples and oranges but Allred announced after he did and raised over $100 thousand.
$50 K of his own money? Yowza, the immigration biz is lucrative.
flyboyty on January 19 at 12:16 p.m.
I doubt the immigration business is whats lucrative, its the law business that is. I have great respect for anyone who goes through the schooling it takes to run a law firm.
Sisyphus on January 19 at 1:08 p.m.
I are one, flyboy, and rumors of its lucrative nature are highly exaggerated. Particularly when your clients typically have next to nothing for which to pay for your services.
bluejohnson on January 19 at 1:32 p.m.
Hey Sis - you should try to do what this Raul guy does and maybe you can make some more money. Here is what is website says he does: LABRADOR LAW OFFICES, P.C. is a full service immigration law firm specializing in immigrant and non-immigrant visa processing (both in the United States and abroad), corporate/business immigration, deportation defense, and naturalization. We have successfully represented our clients before the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), the Immigration Courts, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), the Board of Immigrations Appeals (“BIA”), the Department of Labor, the Department of State, and the federal courts.
Sisyphus on January 19 at 1:39 p.m.
Thanks Johnson, I’m quite familiar with what an immigration attorney does. I know of only two in the valley and none that successful.
bluejohnson on January 19 at 2:12 p.m.
and just think…he has all of that extra cash laying around and doesn’t practice for 3-5 months a year while he is playing around in the legislature.
Sisyphus on January 19 at 3:32 p.m.
I was thinking exactly that.
OutofStaterTater on January 19 at 9:05 p.m.
Not just apples and oranges, Sis, more like apples and pineapples. I haven’t looked over Allred’s sunshine reports, but raising money for a state race is totally different than raising money for a federal race. State law, as opposed to federal law. Allred can take money from corporations, Labrador, Ward, Crapo, Simpson - can’t.
That being said, $30,000 for Labrador is certainly nothing to crow about. According to Ward’s releases and sunshine reports, he’ll have somewhere in the neighborhood of $350,000-$400,000 on hand. Raul’s going to have to do better than $30,000 a month between now and May (his own $ notwithstanding) if he wants to have a chance. Another month like that, and he could be pulling a “Roberts” and finding some reason to drop out without admitting defeat.