Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) once again raised more money from donors than his challengers did last quarter.
Cassidy, who faces several primary challengers after his past criticism of President Donald Trump, raised $1.3 million between July and September and reported $9.5 million in the bank for his campaign committee.
That narrowly exceeded one challenger, state Sen. Blake Miguez, who brought in $1.2 million over the same period and reported $2.5 million in the bank.
State Treasurer John Fleming reported raising $2.2 million, but almost all of that came from a personal loan of more than $2.1 million. Fleming, who had also loaned his campaign money in previous quarters, paid back a $2 million loan to himself in July, so on net, he added only $125,000 in personal funds to his campaign over the quarter, while bringing in a bit shy of $100,000 from donors. Fleming’s campaign reported just over $2 million cash on hand.
Trump has not endorsed in the race, which could be a test of whether Republican voters can back candidates — in this case, a two-term incumbent senator — who sometimes break from the president. Cassidy most notably voted to remove Trump from office at his 2021 impeachment trial.
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