Money Money Money

Mel found this info on the “Green Papers.” I’m not sure if the word green is a reference to money but the page does list how much money has been raised by the three of us contenders for the 8th District seat. I’m in third place.

Just in case anyone is wondering I’m not required to file papers until I’ve raised at least $5,000. I’ve plunked in $500.00 in myself and raised another $400.00 from a letter I sent out to about a hundred friends. I’ve also spent a couple hundred bucks out of pocket in miscellaneous expenditures like printing and office supplies. I’ve got another $3,000 at least to raise before I have to file anything and for the moment I don’t need the money.

In July this blog got about 25,000 page views. That’s only a fraction of the voting strength of the Congressional District but it accumulated in July when nobody but the candidates and their groupies were thinking about politics. My expenses for the blog are only a hundred dollars or so and won’t get much bigger before the election.

Funds reported to the Federal Elections Commission by Minnesota’s three candidates for the Eighth District Seat:

Congressman James L. “Jim” Oberstar $815,925

former Senator Rodney Dwight “Rod” Grams $135,224

Harry Welty “FEC financial report not available”

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