Campaign finance reports show Dayton playing catch-up

(Red) Star Tribune ^ | February 3, 2004 | Greg Gordon

[JohnnyZ]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Minnesota Sen. Mark Dayton's campaign committee spent most of the $440,000 it raised last year, and the freshman Democrat reached the midpoint of his term with $111,832 in cash, his latest campaign finance report showed.

Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn., a possible challenger to Dayton in a 2006 Senate campaign, raised $657,718 in 2003 and ended the year with $458,610 in cash.

Lawrence Jacobs, a University of Minnesota political scientist, said Dayton's year-end report to the Federal Election Commission "raises a question . . . about how well equipped he is to run for reelection."

"This is the time you start putting your nuts under the tree and getting ready for the start of the winter," said Jacobs, who heads the 2004 Elections Project at the U of M's Humphrey Institute. "And you look underneath the tree and he's got just one nut stored and winter's just around the corner."

[JohnnyZ]

Mark Kennedy has to face self-funding Janet Robert again in 2004, who he beat in 2002.

[The Old Hoosier]

Imagine--a good Senator Kennedy!

[chicagolady]

Just passing some info along that I just received from a friend who is very politically connected.
I have not idea if it is true BUT it is good stuff to research.
I will let you know what I find. ..................................................................................................................

Ryan is hooked up to the elitists and I believe he is being groomed by the banker community and the Clintons along with John Corizine, Ryan's old partner from the banking business, a former Chicagoan who spent 40 million to buy the senatorial seat in New Jersey and Rahm Emanual- Clintons former chief of staff from Highland Pk. now holding Blagoevichs seat over in my old 5th ward.

Jon Corzine and Jack Ryan Business partners at Goldman and Sachs

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Goldman Sachs is one of Wall Street’s most prestigious investment banks. Like others in the securities industry, it advises and invests in nearly every industry affected by federal legislation. The firm closely monitors issues including economic policy, trade and nearly all legislation that governs the financial sector. It has been a major proponent of privatizing Social Security as well as legislation that would essentially deregulate the investment banking/securities industry. In August 2002, following months of corporate scandals, congressional investigators launched a probe into whether stock analysts at Goldman Sachs issued biased investment advice in order to protect corporate clients. The firm tends to give most of its money to Democrats—a fact that might not be so surprising, considering its former chief executive is Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.).


Illinois

Select a Cycle: 2004 2002 2000 1998
Top Recipients of In-State Contributions, 2003-2004

Hynes, Daniel W (D) $2,195,381
Chico, Gery J (D) $1,474,282
Obama, Barack (D) $1,452,703
McKenna, Andrew J (R) $811,400
Kirk, Mark (R) $463,200
Hastert, Dennis (R) $435,554
Ryan, Jack (R) $340,042
Emanuel, Rahm (D) $233,355
Washington, Joyce W (D) $224,550
Schakowsky, Jan (D) $224,255




Top Recipients of Out-of-State Contributions, 2003-2004

Hastert, Dennis (R) $394,213
Hynes, Daniel W (D) $226,180
Ryan, Jack (R) $197,550
Emanuel, Rahm (D) $193,150
Obama, Barack (D) $176,900
Chico, Gery J (D) $172,519
McKenna, Andrew J (R) $90,250
Jackson, Jesse Jr (D) $43,450
Washington, Joyce W (D) $37,150
Manzullo, Don (R) $35,488


All the numbers on this page are based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, December 08, 2003.

Where's the political money coming from within the state? These charts show you, both by metro area, and top zip codes. The totals are based on contributions of more than $200 from individuals to federal candidates, PACs, and parties. Also included are soft money contributions of more than $200 to the national parties from individuals, PACs, corporations, labor unions, or other organizations based

[Impy]

Yes indeed. Hopefully the other one will retire. Probably not though.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Mark Kennedy has to face self-funding Janet Robert again in 2004, who he beat in 2002."

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If Janet Robert runs again in 2004, she will certainly lose again, which would make it harder for her if the seat opens up in 2006 when Mark Kennedy runs for the Senate. Am I confusing her with someone else or is Robert pro-life? That's the right kind of Democrat to run in a St. Cloud-centered district.

With Pawlenty running for reelection in 2006, it would be very difficult for the ultra-liberal Mark Dayton to defeat Mark Kennedy. RUN, MARK, RUN!