Release: Sarah McBride Raises Over $400K in 2nd Quarter in Just 5 Days as a Congressional Candidate
540 Delaware Donors Contributed to McBride’s Campaign, Showing a Substantial Investment in the Campaign from Across Delaware
McBride Launched Campaign with Endorsements from 20+ Delaware Elected Officials and Broad Coalition of Organizers, Labor Leaders and Community Organizations
Wilmington, DE— Congressional candidate and Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride raised $413,750 in the 2nd quarter that ended on June 30. McBride, a Wilmington-based state senator, launched her congressional campaign on June 26. The fundraising total includes contributions from 540 Delaware donors, reflecting the substantial investment in the campaign from across the state. McBride’s significant fundraising came despite being a candidate for Delaware’s at-large congressional seat for only five days, which also coincided with the busy end of the legislative session last week.
“I’m grateful for the overwhelming grassroots support we’ve received since launching this campaign last week, including from hundreds of Delawareans who know that I’ll be a voice in Congress to make government work better for all families,” said Senator McBride. “We know that this race isn’t just about making history. We’re focused on building a campaign that can win and I’m running as a proven leader who will deliver results and focus on the issues that really matter to Delawareans. Together, we’ll continue to prove that small states can do big things.”
In addition to launching her campaign for Congress last week, McBride continued her tenure as an effective lawmaker, passing many of her bills as the Delaware General Assembly wrapped up its final week of the legislative session. During this session, McBride championed and helped pass major legislation including gun safety reforms, historic investments in lead poisoning prevention and remediation, significant anti-corruption policies, protections for DREAMers and other undocumented workers, investments in clean energy, and expanded access to health care.
McBride launched her campaign last week with an extensive first round of endorsers, including Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, State Auditor Lydia York, more than twenty Delaware elected officials, community organizers, labor leaders and community and national advocacy organizations.
Members of the state legislature endorsing Senator McBride include: Senate President Pro Tempore David P. Sokola, Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman; Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha; Rep. Kendra Johnson; Rep. Debra Heffernan; Rep. Krista Griffith; Rep. DeShanna Neal; Rep. Sophie Phillips; Rep. Kim Williams; Rep. Paul Baumbach; Rep. Ed Osienski; Rep. Cyndie Romer; Senator Laura Sturgeon; Senator Russ Huxtable; Senator Kyra Hoffner; Senator Spiros Mantzavinos; Senator Jack Walsh; Senator Kyle Evans Gay; Senator Stephanie Hansen; and Senator Nicole Poore.
Community leaders and organizers endorsing Senator McBride include: Matt Denn; Claire Simmers, Thea Lopez; John Starke; Mitch Crane; Norman Griffiths; Tracey Miller; Paulette Rappa; Jeff Balk; Joe Sakaduski; Elyse Reznick; Kathy Hughes; Harry Gold; Mara Gorman; Traci Manza Murphy; Adriana Bohm; Cynthia Gooch Copley; Nick Beard; Lucy Comstock Gay; Kat Caudle; Fay Jacobs; Peter Schott; Ron Olivieri; Dave Woodside; Dawn Alexander; Jack Buccionni; Shaku Bhaya; Kori Beaman; Jose Matthews; Drew Fennell; Louisa Phillips; and Erik Raser-Schramm.
Upon her announcement, Nelson Hill with UFCW Local 27, Delaware’s largest private-sector union, said, “Working people across Delaware need a member of Congress who has a record of taking on big challenges and delivering for them -- and Sarah is exactly that leader. We are excited to join working families across the state to make Sarah McBride Delaware's next member of Congress.”
Other organizations that announced their support of Senator McBride include:
End Citizens United / Let America Vote
Equality PAC
Human Rights Campaign
LPAC
Victory Fund
Next50
