Graham Breaks $4 Million Cash-on-Hand Mark
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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s re-election campaign has now gone over the $4 million cash-on-hand mark.
Early reports suggest Graham’s $4.04 million will once again rank as the 3rd highest cash-on-hand figure among the twenty-one Republican Senators up for re-election in 2008. Graham trailed only the Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ($5.7 million cash-on-hand) and Senator John Cornyn of Texas ($5.6 million cash-on-hand) who represents the nation’s second-largest state.
Graham raised $543,616.77 over the past three months and collected a total of $1.75 million since the beginning of the year. The quarterly financial report, covering receipts and expenditures from April 1 through June 30, was filed this weekend with the Secretary of the Senate.
“Senator Graham is deeply appreciative of the strong showing of support, financial and otherwise, and will continue to provide a leadership role in the United States Senate,” said campaign manager Scott Farmer. “Whether it is supporting the War on Terror, fighting to confirm conservative judges, securing our nation’s borders or any other difficult issue, Senator Graham has stepped up time and time again. South Carolinians have come to expect strong leadership from their Senators, and that’s exactly what they’ve received during Lindsey Graham’s first term in the Senate. We look forward to sharing Senator Graham’s conservative record of achievement and leadership with voters in South Carolina.”
In the second quarter, Vice President Dick Cheney was the Featured Guest at a reception in Washington benefiting the campaign. All Republican U.S. Senators endorsed Graham in his re-election bid and served as Co-Chairs for the event. At the reception the Vice President called Senator Graham “one of the outstanding members of the Senate.” He continued, “The President and I were delighted to help in his very first campaign for the Senate back in 2002… We are delighted to stand with him again to be certain he gets re-elected to the United States Senate.”
Conservative talk show host and television commentator Sean Hannity also headlined a May luncheon in Columbia for the campaign. During the luncheon Hannity remarked, “Senator Graham, you have been steadfast. You have never wavered. You have never vacillated. Your commitment has been one thousand percent.” Video of Hannity’s full remarks can be found at www.lindseygraham.com
Lindsey Graham for Senate Cash-on-Hand: $4,040,395.93
Total Receipts for the Second Quarter of 2007: $543,616.77
Total Disbursements for the Second Quarter of 2007: $185,195.57
