Torres Small outpaces US House rivals in fundraising (Dem NM-2)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | February 3, 2020 | Scott Turner

[CedarDave]

U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small had more money in her war chest than any congressional candidate in New Mexico heading into 2020.

The first-term Democrat had $2.3 million cash on hand at the end of 2019, easily outpacing her nearest potential Republican rival by $1.7 million in the 2nd Congressional District.

Torres Small reported raising nearly $2.6 million in 2019 in filings with the Federal Election Commission. The deadline for the end of the year filing was Friday.

“This campaign is about serving the people of southern New Mexico,” Torres Small’s campaign manager Helen Smith said. “Xochitl Torres Small is delivering for New Mexico, and our strong grassroots support from across the district shows that New Mexicans know that.”

Roswell oil and gas executive Claire Chase was Torres Small’s nearest Republican competitor in the state’s southernmost congressional district. She reported raising nearly $780,000 since entering the race in the fall and had more than $588,000 cash on hand. Former State Rep. Yvette Herrell of Alamogordo reported raising almost $630,000 and had almost $464,000 cash on hand. Las Cruces businessman Chris Mathys had more than $200,000 cash on hand.

Chase again led the Republicans in the race during the final quarter. She raised more than $261,000 in the final three months of the year. But that represented a more than $240,000 drop from the previous quarter. She received more than $247,000 in individual contributions and $18,500 in PAC money.

“We are honored by the outpouring of support from across New Mexico for Claire’s candidacy.” Chase’s campaign manager Mike Berg said. “It should surprise no one that New Mexicans are showing a clear preference for a conservative political outsider like Claire over a failed career politician like Yvette Herrell.”

[CedarDave]

The article also presents fund raising results for Congressional candidates in the other two districts.

The race for the Pub representative in NM-2 is likely to get heated before the June primary. Links to all the candidates can be found at website below:

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2020

[rktman]

Sigh! Sorry CedarDave.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Xochitl

How the heck do you pronounce that?

[CedarDave]

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[CedarDave]

I think it’s “SO-cheel”

[Repeal The 17th]

Xochitl
ZO-chee-tal

[Crucial]

cartel money?

[CedarDave]

cartel money?

From the article:

Torres Small raised more than $648,000 during the final quarter of the year. She received almost $513,000 in individual donations and almost $137,000 in political action committee money. According to the FEC, she received more than $327,000 from contributions of $200 or less.

While that seems fishy - if each one gave $200, that would mean 1,635 contributors - I expect mass mailings by the DNC similar to those I get from various Pub candidate.

[Crucial]

I don’t think it’s hard to fake large amounts being contributed in smaller contributions.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Xochitl is a Nahuatl, or Aztec name. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about 1.7 million Nahua peoples, most of whom live in central Mexico.

So raised in the Pacific northwest, graduated high school in absentia, while getting a International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Swaziland, South Africa, a BA from Georgetown University and her Juris Doctor JD from the University of New Mexico School of Law.