Politics & Government
Petersen Outraises Culipher In August, According To Report
Incumbent democrat outpaces opponent in latest reporting period, has more cash-on-hand
Incumbents in local Virginia Senate races out-raised their challengers last month, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, which tracks campaign spending.
With the Nov. 8 general election just seven weeks away, here's a look at where campaign funds stand for District 34.
The amounts listed under each subheading are funds raised by the campaigns from Aug. 11-31, from reports submitted by Sept. 16 by the campaigns.
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State Senate District 34 Race
- Democratic incumbent Chap Petersen: $27,549
- Republican challenger Gerarda Culipher: $4,441
the incumbent in the 34th District, moved even further ahead of Republican contender in the money race to hang onto his seat, according to VPAP.
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From Aug. 11-31, Petersen raised $27,549 compared to challenger Culipher, who took in $4,441 during the same time period.
As of Aug. 31, Petersen had $278,361 cash on hand, with the largest two contributions of the 2011 election cycle coming from Surovell Isaacs Petersen & Levy PLC ($7,500) and the Democratic Party- Virginia Senate Caucus ($6,078).
Other top donors include
$6,000 Leonard A Bennett (Newport News) $6,000 Elizabeth L Useem (Merion Station, PA) $5,000 AOL Inc (Sterling) $5,000 Nova Datacom LLC (Chantilly) $5,000 Edward Hart Rice (Vienna)Challenger and Oakton resident Culipher had a total of $19,302 cash on hand as of Aug. 31.
Culipher's largest contributor is the candidate herself, according to VPAP. She is listed as the top donor, with a contribution of $2,370. Marianne L Horinko, of Chantilly, is the next top donor with a contribution of $2,000.
Others include
$2,000 Christopher W Walker (Reston) $1,500 Peter G Fitzgerald (McLean) $1,500 David Higgins (Clifton) $1,500 Va Rep - Fairfax City (Fairfax) $1,300 Barry Walsh (Longboat, FL)Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
