Heinrich and Wilson Lead Fundraising Derbies

Heather Wilson

Santa Fe New Mexican - Democrat Martin Heinrich and Republican Heather Wilson are looking even more like front-runners in the U.S. Senate primaries with the announcement of their latest fundraising efforts. According to figures released by the campaigns, Heinrich has more than twice the cash on hand of his primary opponent, State Auditor Hector Balderas, while Wilson has nearly four times as much money in the bank as her chief primary opponent, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez.

Martin Heinrich

Heinrich, a congressman representing Albuquerque, raised more than $650,000 in the third quarter of the year, his campaign reports. That's better than twice that raised by Balderas, who reported raising $250,000. Heinrich's campaign says he has more than $1.1 million cash on hand. Balderas has $465,000, a campaign spokeswoman said. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Heinrich and Wilson Lead Fundraising Derbies