The amount is a show of financial and organizational strength heading into the presidential primaries
Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign stop at Maquoketa Middle School, in Maquoketa, Iowa, on Dec. 30, 2019.Pete Buttigieg’s campaign says he raised more than $24.7-million in the last three months and now has a campaign staff of 500 people nationwide, a show of financial and organizational strength heading into the presidential primaries.
In a memo from campaign manager Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg’s campaign said on Wednesday it had received more than 2 million contributions from over 733,000 people and had raised $76-million since he launched his bid for president. It’s a notable feat for the soon-to-be former mayor of South Bend, Indiana – Buttigieg was due to give up the position Wednesday when his successor is sworn in.
Buttigieg has come under fire for holding big-dollar fundraisers with wealthy donors that, until recently, he kept private. But in the fundraising announcement, Buttigieg’s campaign touted that its average contribution was about $38. And the big-dollar fundraisers have paid off – Buttigieg’s 2019 fourth-quarter haul is far beyond the $19.2-million he raised during the third quarter of the year.
Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.Rising Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg came under attack during a debate among U.S. presidential hopefuls on Thursday , as his rivals questioned his lack of Washington experience and criticized his fundraising from wealthy donors.
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