Former U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards outraised former Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn F. Ivey by more than $177,000 over the first three months of the year in the Democratic primary for the vacant 4th District congressional seat, campaign finance records filed with the Federal Election Commission show.
But Ivey, who entered the primary about two months before Edwards did, has raised about $100,000 more than Edwards so far and had about $120,000 more in his campaign account as of March 31.
The 4th District primary is shaping up to be one of the marquee congressional races in Maryland this year, with Edwards and Ivey as the leading contenders.
Campaign finance reports reflecting fundraising and spending for the congressional candidates over the first three months of the year were due at the Federal Election Commission at midnight on Friday. The last-minute candidates who entered congressional races last week — the filing deadline in Maryland for candidates to get on the July 19 primary ballot also happened to be Friday — were not required to file FEC reports.
Edwards, who held the 4th District seat from 2008 to 2016, entered this year’s race on Jan. 20. Since then, she reported raising $625,191 and had $460,112 in her war chest on March 31 after spending $165,078 during that period of time.
Ivey reported raising $447,807 since Jan. 1 and finished the reporting period with $583,714 in his campaign account. He spent $102,653 in the first three months of the year and has raised $725,389 since joining the race to replace outgoing Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D), who is running for state attorney general, in November.
Ivey’s total was boosted by a $150,000 dollar loan he made to his campaign on March 28.
He was also bolstered by more than 100 donations sent his campaign’s way by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee. The pro-Israel lobbying group that has taken issue with some of Edwards’ past votes in Congress has funneled more than $158,000 to Ivey’s campaign since the start of this cycle.
He also received $1,000 donation from former Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett (D) and contributions from the campaign accounts of Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles), $999; Del. Diana Fennell (D-Prince George’s), $500; Prince George’s County Councilmember Mel Franklin (D), $999; and comptroller candidate Tim Adams, $900.
Edwards received dozens of donations by way of Democracy Engine, a Democratic-affiliated PAC, and donations from big names including Barbra Streisand ($2,000), George Soros ($2,900), and Larry Rockefeller ($2,900).
Other donors included $500 from former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock (R), and contributions from the campaign accounts of former Florida Rep. Donna Shalala (D), $1,000; California Rep. Anna Eshoo (D), $2,000; former Maryland state Del. Jimmy Tarlau (D), $200; and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina), $4,000.
Former state Del. Angela Angel (D-Prince George’s) is also seeking the 4th District seat. She reported receipts of $99,420 since Jan. 1 — including a $45,000 loan from her own pocket — and had $95,422 in the bank on March 31.
Del. Jazz M. Lewis (D-Prince George’s) was also competing in the 4th District race but he dropped out last week and decided to seek re-election to his legislative seat instead. Still, he filed an FEC report showing he had $168,261 in his campaign account through March 31.
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