Friends of John Delaney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
CONTACT: Carrie Healey
Delaney Campaign Memo Regarding Inaccurate Fundraising Reporting
- Delaney was the first candidate in the race and unlike most of the field, he gave up his seat to run for president. In total, the campaign has spent $9.7 million dollars. This is clearly shown in the “Operating Expenditures” line on Delaney’s FEC report.
- John and April have invested in the campaign, because they believe in what the campaign is about. But the campaign is not entirely self-funded. Delaney has raised $2.2 million dollars. John has never prioritized fundraising and until the DNC released their donor requirements, did not plan on fundraising being a priority in the early stages of this campaign.
- Across the campaign, John and April have loaned the campaign $24 million dollars, however not all of this money has been spent (see first bullet) or is currently in the campaign account. On April 2, the campaign paid back $9 million of those loans. This gets counted as a “Disbursement” for FEC filing purposes but it would mislead readers to present this as campaign spending.
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