Fenty comes out on top in campaign fundraising

Ward 4 D.C. Council Member Adrian Fenty was never expected to pull in more money than Council Chairman Linda Cropp in Democratic mayoral nominee race, but his fundraising filing Monday proved all doubters wrong.

Fenty raised $635,902 since March 11 and ended the period with $1.2 million in the bank. Cropp, who has the endorsement of Mayor Anthony Williams, collected $435,816 during the same three months and spent $341,847, leaving herself with $897,079 as the summer campaign season kicks into high gear.