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Lupe Valdez raises more money than rival Andrew White for first time
Lupe Valdez raises more money than rival Andrew White for first time, though both are ‘dough-challenged’AUSTIN — Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Lupe Valdez has outraised opponent Andrew White for the first time, according to their latest finance reports.
As their low-dollar runoff contest sputters to the wire, Valdez and White are buying only digital ads.
Underscoring the Texas Democratic Party's plight, its two surviving contenders for the state's top elective office are raising amounts that resemble the spending level in a lively GOP primary for one of the Texas House's 150 seats.
Between Feb. 25 and Saturday, Valdez, the front-runner and former Dallas County sheriff, raised about $208,000. White, a Houston investor, took in only about $179,000.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2018/05/15/lupe-valdez-raises-money-rival-andrew-white-first-time-though-dough-challenged
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