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Rep. Emmer holds over 7-to-1 fundraising advantage over DFL challenger Chapin in 6th Congressional District; Emmer relies on large donations, Chapin relies on small donations
U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the Republican incumbent, raised more than 7 times as much money as DFL challenger Doug Chapin so far in the race for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed on Oct. 22.
Simultaneously, Chapin has raised the higher amount of total money raised by DFL candidate since Emmer won his first election in 2014.
Emmer and Chapin are facing off in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Elections.
Emmer raised $5.5 million this election cycle, spent $7.1 million and ending the reporting period with $2.9 million left.
Chapin raised $765,076, spent $646,600 and ending the period with $118,475 left. The fundraising includes a $50,000 loan from the candidate
Both candidates drew their biggest share of fundraising, about 44% of their total donation each, from donors who gave $200 or less.
However, Emmer’s fundraising operation drew heavily from donors who gave $2,000 or more, representing more than 35% of his total fundraising compared to 4.5% of Chapin’s total fundraising.
Notably, just among these major donors, Emmer received $42,000 total from employees of the American cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform Coinbase.
Chapin’s biggest donors include $7,000 each Diane Ebling, co-founder of the North Carolina-based executive coaching firm The Ebling Group, and Ellen Wiese, the girls basketball coach for Eden Prairie Schools.
As House Majority Whips, Emmer also has several different leadership PACs in addition to his personal campaign fundraising, including the Emmer Victory Committee PAC he uses to jointly raise money with the National Republican Campaign Committee.
As a result, he raised more than $52 million total this election to protect Republican majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he has contributed $22 million of this Republican candidates and Republican Party committees across the U.S. this year to bolster this goal.
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