TX-21: Wendy Davis crushes Chip Roy in 4th quarter fundraising
Wendy Davis out-raised the Republican congressman she is seeking to challenge by more than a 2 to 1 ratio in the fourth quarter, according to federal campaign finance data filed Friday.
But both Davis and Chip Roy, a freshman Republican from northern Hays County, finished the year with roughly $1.2 million in the bank.
Davis, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former state senator from Fort Worth who now lives in Austin, raised just over $900,000 during the last three months of 2019. She has raised $1.8 million this election cycle.
Roy reported raising $376,000 during the period. He has raised $1.5 million this election cycle.
The 21st Congressional District stretches from Austin to San Antonio and encompasses six Hill Country counties. It long has been represented by a Republican.
But Roy secured his seat in 2018 by just 2.6 percentage points, and Davis has proven herself a fundraising juggernaut.
Still, she first faces Jennie Lou Leeder in the March 3 Democratic primary. Leeder, a swim coach, raised $3,940 in the last quarter of 2019 and has $3,660 on hand.
Roy does not have a primary opponent.
Davis’ campaign has said that more than 83% of contributions during the fourth quarter were for $100 or less, and “the vast majority of contributions were from Texas.”
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