Democrat Kathie Allen’s fundraising machine has slowed down, but she’s still raking in big bucks.
According to her latest campaign filing, Allen pulled in $115,473 from April to the end of June. That’s a lot, but nowhere near the $564,091 that came in during the first quarter of this year.
So far this year Allen has pulled in $728,708.
Allen’s fundraising took off during the first quarter of this year mostly due to liberal outrage about some political gaffes committed by Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Now that Chaffetz is out of the race, Allen no longer has a political foil to fuel her money machine.
Another reason Allen’s fundraising slowed down is all of the attention in the race right now is focused on the three Republicans vying for the GOP nomination in August’s special primary election. Allen wrapped up the Democratic nomination at the party’s June convention.
Allen’s campaign spending has ramped up significantly over the past three months. Allen’s operation spent more than she brought in during the second quarter, outlaying $168,458 after only spending $26,900 during the first quarter of 2017. That total leaves her with $478,744 on hand at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Allen has more than double in her campaign account than her nearest GOP rival. Provo Mayor John Curtis has $218,079 on hand ahead of the August primary, but that includes a $100,000 loan to his campaign. Political novice Tanner Ainge has $43,569 in his account, which includes $40,000 he loaned his campaign, while former Utah Rep. Chris Herrod has $77,867.
Allen will face the winner of the August 15 GOP primary in November along with a handful of minor-party candidates.
