Sen. Christopher Dodd says he plans to report raising $900,000 over the past three months for his re-election bid, while several of his Connecticut Republican opponents are also raising large sums.
Jay Howser, Dodd’s campaign manager, says the senator has about $2 million cash on hand. He says he is pleased with the showing considering Dodd was busy working on health care legislation in July and recuperating from prostate cancer surgery in August.
Senate candidates have until Thursday to file their campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.
Republican Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, reports spending more than $2 million of her own money in the third quarter. Former Rep. Rob Simmons raised $967,907 and former ambassador Tom Foley raised $780,000.
Democrat Merrick Alpert raised $19,619 to challenge Dodd in the Democratic primary. (AP)
