Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen raised $146,000 for his re-election campaign in the first three months of this year while Republicans spent most of that time recruiting a challenger to the incumbent.
They got one – former Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart.
And now he’s got the tough job of taking on the incumbent.
Bart kicked off his campaign last week. He swore supporters into a posse and they in turn donated $19,000 for his run for office.
That’s a drop in the spittoon compared to Larsen’s account. Larsen’s latest filing with the Federal Election Commission showed he has collected $815,000 in pursuit of a fifth term – that includes the $146,000. Subtracting what Larsen has spent so far, he still had $543,409 at the start of this month.
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