Ex-Demo Boss Tops Lieutenant Governor Fundraising

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Former Democratic state chairman Brian Colon was the leading fundraiser since May among a crowded field of candidates running for lieutenant governor.

Colon had receipts of $277,035 and a cash balance in his campaign of $251,049 as of last week, according to the latest financial reports filed with the secretary of state.

Democratic Rep. Jose Campos of Santa Rosa and Lawrence Rael, executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments Lawrence Rael, each raised about $148,000. Three other Democratic candidates each collected less than $30,000 for their campaigns.

Former state Rep. Brian Moore of Clayton raised $4,450 for his campaign for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor and Santa Fe physician J.R. Damron collected $3,500.

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