Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, already declared by some local media as the winner of his 2022 reelection campaign, has turned in a record-breaking fundraising haul of more than $4 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Officials told Secrets that donations to the Republican maverick, many from small-dollar supporters, far exceeded any other fundraising quarter for the two-term senator.
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The raw numbers from the campaign show that he has raised more than $9 million year-to-date and has a whopping $7 million left on hand.
The campaign said that over 150,000 small-dollar “grassroots donors” contributed to that amount.
And when combined with his Kentucky Freedom PAC, Paul has raised a total of $15 million this year, leaving $12 million on hand.
“Sen. Rand Paul remains the leading voice against government overreach and massive wasteful spending in Washington. Voters in Kentucky agree and have shown their support in record numbers,” senior advisor Sergio Gor told Secrets.
Paul does not appear to be in reelection trouble and has so far not attracted a major GOP opponent. In February, a poll showing him heading to reelection prompted this headline from NBC’s LEX18: “Sen. Rand Paul projected to win reelection in 2022.”
Charles Booker, a former state lawmaker, is running on the Democratic side. He said he has raised $1.7 million.
Paul has been a leading voice on Capitol Hill in support of freedoms and against waste. He has also already been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
