CAPITOL WIRE/ AP: Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s campaign for state attorney general gathered momentum in the early months of the year as he outraised his Democratic primary opponent by more than 5-1, according to campaign finance reports provided Wednesday by state and campaign officials.
Murphy’s campaign took in more than $305,000 since the beginning of the year, contrasted with $58,000 in contributions to Kathleen Kane, a former Lackawanna County prosecutor.
Murphy, a former two-term congressman whose campaign received generous support from organized labor, reported $1.2 million in the bank as of the reports’ March 5 closeout. Kane, who has relied primarily on a $1.8 million loan from her husband, maintained a balance of nearly $2 million.
