Key Michigan Races: 4th Quarter Fundraising Reports (Update)

by: JPowers155

Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 16:07:52 PM EST

Today is Yesterday was the deadline for 4th Quarter/Year End FEC filings.  Here are the latest figures from the FEC reports.  (Please note that the figures represent only what was filed with the FEC and may differ from press releases or totals reported elsewhere.)

CD-07 (update 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Sen. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) has raised a whopping $338,258 in the last quarter according to the latest FEC filings.  Sen. Schauer's team has raised more than $560,000 since his campaign kicked off and currently has just over $500,000 on hand.  Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) raised just $151,741 in the same time period and has $438,005 on hand.  Sharon Renier is also in the race, raising just $745 in the last quarter of 2007.  Former Congressman Joe Schwarz didn't raise any money but he still has $58,899 left from his last campaign.  Jim Berryman refunded $3,200 in campaign contributions, raised nothing and has $17,288 left.  There's also a report for Brad Smith who has cash on hand of just $474 and outstanding debts of $138,150.

CD-09 (update at 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Incumbent Joe Knollenberg (R-Bingham Farms) raised a total of $294,300 in the last quarter of 2007 with a total of more than $1 million in cash on hand.  On the Democratic side, Gary Peters raised $165,345 in the last quarter with a total of $358,516 on hand while Nancy Skinner raised $13,394 with a total of $6,785 on hand.

CD-11 (update at 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Incumbent Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) raised $88,027 in the 4th quarter with a total in his war chest of $373,169.  Democratic challengeer Tom Spencer hasn't yet filed his reports.  Trupiano raised $0 but is in debt $34,317.

CD-01
Rep. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) is running against Congressman Bart Stupak in the 1st Congressional District.  Casperson raised $16,361 in the last quarter of 2007 and has $29,364.  Congressman Stupak raised $177,980 in the same time period and has $417,076 cash on hand.

CD-02 (update at 11:15 p.m.)
Incumbent Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland) raised $121,187 in the 4th quarter with a total on hand of $339,935.  Challenger Fred Johnson raised $7,115.00 and now has $1,755 cash on hand.  No reports yet available for Kimon Kotos .