Editor's Note: Each week, ActBlue will release key statistics from campaigns across the country, along with brief biographical notes on the week's top 10 candidates.* When we have information that may help to explain why a candidate has had increased activity on ActBlue, we will provide it in italics below the biography. Descriptive content reproduced in the ActBlue Campaign Newswire is collated from publicly available sources. ActBlue does not take sides in any Democratic primary. You can subscribe to the RSS feed of the Campaign Newswire at http://campaignnewswire.blogspot.com/.
1. Darcy Burner WA-08 $47,589.77
2. Kay Hagan NC-Sen $27,568.33
3. Rick Noriega TX-Sen $22,627.38
4. Donald Barber NY-SD-51 $11,440.00
5. Barack Obama President $11,179.93
6. Paul Newell NY-HD-64 $10,425.00
7. Michael McMahon NY-13 $9,211.33
8. Gary Peters MI-09 $8,587.75
9. David Nachbar NY-SD-55 $7,751.00
10.Tracey Brooks NY-21 $6,085.00
1. Darcy Burner (WA-08)
Author of the much-noted "Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq," Darcy Burner, a candidate for Congress in 2006, is coming back to challenge Dave Reichert for the Eighth District seat. A Harvard graduate, Burner worked for software companies in Boston and San Francisco before settling in Washington State, where she worked on Microsoft's .NET project.
Support continues to pour in after a fire destroyed Darcy Burner's home on July 1. In the aftermath, a coalition of bloggers rallied to buttress the candidate's fundraising efforts by asking readers to help them raise $150,000, enough to keep pace with the campaign's fundraising needs for the month of July and give Burner "the breathing room she needs to tend to her own affairs without worrying about neglecting her campaign." Burner's supporters have nearly met their goal, collecting donations from hundreds of contributors. Major partners in the effort include Daily Kos, Horsesass.org, Atrios, AmericaBlog, Blue America, and others.
Burner's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/17762
Burner's campaign site: http://www.darcyburner.com/
2. Rick Noriega (TX-Sen)
Noriega is certainly no newcomer to ActBlue success, and was in the number one spot on our three end-of-quarter lists of Top 10 Candidates by Contributions, by Donors, and by Contributions on June 30, the last day of Q2 2008. After Noriega's Army tour in Afghanistan, the two-term Texas state representative and Lieutenant Colonel was appointed Incident Commander of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Houston, Texas. He's now running against Republican incumbent John Cornyn for the Texas Senate seat, and a June 26 Texas Lyceum poll shows the candidates in a statistical "dead heat."
Noriega's high numbers this week reflect a major fundraising push by Senator Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change at http://actblue.com/page/boxer4noriega. Noriega, whose campaign hit one million dollars online last week, also became Democracy For America's first DFA-list endorsed candidate for Senate. In addition, Noriega continues to attract donations through the "Fill Rick's Boots" effort.
Noriega's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18187
Noriega's campaign site: http://www.ricknoriega.com/
3. Kay Hagan (NC-Sen)
Hagan is running against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole and was recently named one of the "top ten most effective state senators" by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research (NCCPPR). After winning the Democratic primary in May with 60 percent of the vote, the five-term North Carolina state senator continues to pick up high-profile endorsements.
A continually strong fundraiser on ActBlue, Kay Hagan recently announced fundraising totals topping $1.6 million in the second quarter of the year, specifically citing her ActBlue totals as evidence of her campaign's vitality. Hagan's totals place her campaign in a strong position to overtake Senator Elizabeth Dole.
Hagan's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18560
Hagan's campaign site: http://kayhagan.com/welcome
4. Donald Barber (NY-SD-51)
Don Barber is running against Republican Jim Seward for the State Senate seat from New York's 51st District. Together with his wife, Barber owns and operates a 65-acre farm in Tompkins County. His business, Sunny Brook Builders, is the county's premier construction firm and is both a living wage employer and an Energy Star builder. A well-known community figure and active participant in civic life, Barber is beginning his eleventh year as Town Supervisor for the Town of Caroline.
Barber, the first state candidate to make the Top 10 list since we launched the ActBlue Campaign Newswire, just received the endorsement of Democracy for America (DFA). The endorsement is Barber's third in the last two weeks, and joins prior endorsements from Citizen Action and the Working Families Party. He continues strong fundraising through his ActBlue hub.
Barber's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18664
Barbar's campaign site:http://www.barberforsenate.com/
5. Barack Obama (President)
Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for President.
Obama's strong numbers on ActBlue reflect fundraising pushes from, among others, Stonewall Democrats.
Obama's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/16332
Obama's campaign site: http://www.barackobama.com/
6. Paul Newell (NY-HD-64)
Newell is running for State Assembly in New York City's 64th District, which encompasses the Lower Ease Side, Chinatown, Nolita, the Financial District, and Battery Park City. The 33-year-old community organizer was raised in Manhattan and has worked at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and the Ubuntu Education Fund, which reaches over 40,000 children with life-saving health and educational resources and services. Newell hopes to unseat Democratic Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has held the position since 1994.
Newell's fundraising surge from last week reflects support from people all across the country, and the efforts of individual fundraisers, one of whom stated on his ActBlue page that Newell is "exactly the kind of fresh air that is needed in Albany." Tickets sold through an ActBlue event page for a July 19th fundraiser with the candidate also helped boost Newell's fundraising total for the week. Newell is the second state candidate to make the Newswire Top 10 list since its launch.
Newell's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18787
Newell's campaign site: http://www.newellnyc.org/
7. Michael McMahon (NY-13)
McMahon is running for the Democratic spot in a congressional race to replace embattled Republican congressman Vito Fossella in New York's Staten Island/Brooklyn District. A lawyer by profession, McMahon has served as a City Council Member for New York City's 49th District since 2001. He has been endorsed by the DCCC, the Staten Island Democratic Party, and Brooklyn Democratic Party.McMahon will face Brooklyn lawyer Steve Harrison in the Democratic primary election on September 5, 2008.
Though a newcomer to ActBlue, McMahon's campaign says it has raised about $500,000 in only a few weeks, including offline contributions. Citizens of California, Oregon, and Missouri were among the contributors to McMahon's campaign last week.
McMahon's ActBlue hubpage:http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/20164
McMahon's campaign site: http://www.mikemcmahonforcongress.com/
8. Gary Peters (MI-09)
Gary Peters is running against Republican incumbent Joe Knollenberg for Michigan's 9th District congressional seat. While serving in the state Senate, Peters was the Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, and the ranking Democrat on many prominent Senate committees, including the Finance and the Judiciary committees. Peters won accolades for his success as Commissioner for the Michigan State Lottery, a post he was appointed to in 2003. Peters has also managed branches for two major Wall Street firms, and served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
This week is Peters's Campaign Newswire debut, and the former Michigan state senator has been the beneficiary of big name fundraisers on ActBlue, including Michigan Senator Carl Levin, the DCCC, and Blue America. His weekly total reflects the efforts of his campaign and the commitment of his donors, many of whom have pledged to make recurring contributions to his campaign until the November election.
Peters's ActBlue hubpage:http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18229
Peters's campaign site: http://petersforcongress.com/
9. David Nachbar (NY-SD-55)
A native of New Jersey, Nachbar attended Cornell University in upstate New York, and is now running for state Senate in New York's 55th District, located in the northwestern part of the Empire State. Nachbar is challenging Republican incumbent Jim Alesi, who is serving his sixth two-year term in the state Senate. Nachbar is the former VP of Human Resources at Bausch & Lomb, and has been a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and Twin Cities Public Television.
This is Nachbar's first appearance on the Campaign Newswire--an impressive feat for a campaign that is little more than one month old. Nachbar announced his candidacy on June 2, 2008, with Monroe County Democratic Committee Chariman and New York State Asemblyman Joe Morelle joining him in support. After creating an ActBlue page in late June, Nachbar has brought in over $15,000 in contributions from across the country in only three weeks. Nachbar is only the third state candidate to make the Newswire Top 10 since its launch.
In a joint press conference on July 7, New York Senator Chuck Schumer endorsed Nachbar and Richard Dollinger, a Democrat running for state Senate in New York's 56th district, saying that Nachbar has "spent his career creating jobs" and that together, Nachbar and Dollinger are "a great team that will do great things for the families they represent."
Nachbar's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/20272
Nachbar's campaign site: no site could be found.
10. Tracey Brooks (NY-21)
Attorney Tracey Brooks is aiming to succeed Democratic Rep. Mike McNulty, who will retire next year after holding the congressional seat for 20 years. Brooks, a former program director at Catholic Charities who served on Senator Clinton's regional staff, is the only woman vying for the nomination, and it is projected that she will face at least seven other candidates in the state's September primary. Brooks was the Democratic nominee for the New York State Assembly, 108th District, in 2002, and came within three points of an upset victory over a ten-year Republican incumbent.
It was an exciting week for the Brooks campaign, after the candidate collected over 5,000 Democratic petition signatures, securing her spot on the September 9th Democratic primary ballot. The same day she filed the signatures with the New York State Board of Elections, fellow candidate Craig Burridge endorsed her candidacy and joined her campaign as a Senior Adviser.
Brooks's ActBlue hubpage: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18816
Brooks's campaign site: http://www.traceybrooks.com/
* All fundraising totals represent the amount raised from 12:00 a.m. on July 7 until 11:59 p.m. on July 13.
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