Rand Paul, son of congressman Ron Paul, has picked up a strong head of steam in his bid for Kentucky’s open Senate seat. As FEC reports come in, Paul is leading the fundraising race by a considerable margin.
This afternoon, the Paul campaign announced it has raised just over $1 million in the third quarter. The haul is $400,000 more than his chief rival for the GOP nomination, Secretary of State Trey Grayson — and more than double the fundraising total claimed by the leading Democrat, Lieutenant Gov. Dan Mongiardo.
The Paul campaign detailed their fundraising in a release this afternoon:
Dr. Paul was able to leverage strong grassroots support and attract over 14,000 individual contributions averaging less than $75 each.
The grassroots prowess of Rand’s father is, of course, legendary. Today’s fundraising results suggest that Rand is a chip off the old block.
