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Early Campaign Finance Totals Aren't Good For Glenda Ritz

Glenda Ritz's campaign raised $30,000 in the first six months of 2015.
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Glenda Ritz's campaign raised $30,000 in the first six months of 2015.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The fundraising totals in the gubernatorial race for the first half of 2015 are in, and it’s not good news for Democratic candidate Glenda Ritz.

Ritz’s campaign for governor raised just $30,000 in the last six months and has about $112,000 cash on hand – less than she started the year with.  Her fundraising numbers are dwarfed by those of fellow Democrat John Gregg – who raised more than $1.7 million – and the candidate they’re hoping to beat, Gov. Mike Pence, who brought in about $1.6 million. 

State Senator Karen Tallian, the third candidate in the Democratic primary, raised just $23,000, most of which was transferred from her Senate account. 

Ritz’s campaign could not be reached for comment.

Brandon Smith was the Statehouse reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He also hosted Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state.
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