10:45am | In a surprising twist in the Long Beach Area Congressional race, State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D) has reported only $39,300 in campaign contributions since announcing his bid this summer, $5,000 of which Lowenthal loaned his campaign. The amount may be the lowest cash raised in the entire country for an unchallenged Democrat in a Democratic leaning seat. These numbers were first reported by aroundthecapitol.com on Saturday and can be found on the Federal Election Commission web site. The amounts reported represented all money raised between January 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011.
Long Beach Councilman Gary Delong (R) pulled in a strong $255,781 since starting his fundraising in August, and Former Congressman Steve Kuykendall (R) has raised $23,232 since announcing his campaign last month. Los Alamitos Councilman Troy Edgar (R) announced that he has raised $220,000, but information from aroundthecapitol.com indicates Edgar raised $20,918, and put $209,662 of his own money into his bid.
In total, the Republicans have raised a almost $500,000 compared to Lowenthal’s $39,300.
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