Pence's 2015 Fundraising Efforts Dwarf Opponent Gregg's

WBAA | By Brandon Smith

Published January 5, 2016 at 1:11 PM EST

Governor Mike Pence heads into the year of his reelection bid with a sizeable fundraising advantage over his Democratic challenger.

Likely Democratic nominee John Gregg actually outraised Pence in the first half of 2015 and finished the year with $3.7 million in contributions, and $3.5 million cash on hand.

But the Republican incumbent raised about $3.5 million in the last six months…nearly as much as Gregg raised in all of 2015. Pence ended the year dwarfing the Democrat’s numbers: nearly $7 million cash on hand after bringing in about $5 million over the year.

The complete details of the candidates’ 2015 fundraising reports – including a list of all donors – will be available soon; the reports are due January 20^th.

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Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.

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