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Brown, Mandel raising huge amounts in Senate race.
By Jessica Wehrman Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Between the two of them, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel are raising the equivalent of $1 million a month in what promises to be one of the state’s top political races of 2012.
Brown, a Democrat running for a second term in the U.S. Senate, raised nearly $1.6 million last quarter alone and has a little more than $5 million in the bank, according to campaign fundraising information filed Friday.
Of the $1.6 million raised last quarter, $1.1 million was from individuals, $209,830 was from political action committees and other political committees, and the remaining $277,213 came from authorized committees. A spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party said that money largely came from joint fund-raisers between Brown and other organizations.
Mandel, the most prolific fundraiser competing in the Republican primary to oppose Brown, raised $1.43 million during the fourth fundraising quarter of 2011 and ended the quarter with nearly $4.1 million in the bank.
The race is expected to also include heavy fundraising from outside sources. According to Justin Barasky, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, outside groups have already spent some $3 million on the race, mostly in support of Mandel.
In the March Republican primary, Mandel is facing David Dodt of Defiance, Donna Glisman of Graytown, Eric LaMont Gregory of Beavercreek and Michael Pryce of Hudson.
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