Burner releases Q1 funds, brings in over $500K

8th District Democratic candidate Darcy Burner officially released her first quarter fundraising numbers this morning. From January to March the campaign brought in $516,740. The figure brings her total amount raised to nearly $1.4M with just over $900,000 cash on hand.

The campaign claims that the figure places her in the first tier of challengers nationwide, and first among Western state candidates. For Q1 last cycle, Burner raised $334,000, just over half of what she received this time.

"Our record-setting fundraising demonstrates that voters in the 8th District are hungry for more effective representation in tackling the growing list of problems we face as a country, from the endless and costly war in Iraq, to our faltering economy, to the skyrocketing cost of health care," Burner said. "Our message is already resonating, and this fall we will have the resources we need to make our case for positive change to the voting public."

She added, "I am deeply grateful for the outpouring of support this campaign has received."