Thursday, February 01, 2007
Clinton boasts biggest campaign bank account
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thanks entirely to a healthy Senate campaign account, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York banked the most campaign cash in an incomplete field of 2008 Democratic presidential hopefuls, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission and the Secretary of the Senate.
All Senate and House members, as well as some presidential candidates, were required by Wednesday to disclose their campaign fundraising activity through the end of 2006. Candidates are free to transfer an unlimited amount of funds from a Senate or House account to a presidential account. Clinton lead both the Democratic and Republican fields, with $11 million in her Senate campaign account as of Dec. 31. Sens. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Joe Biden of Delaware, and Barack Obama of Illinois also reported the cash available in their Senate warchests. Dodd had $4.9 million by the end of the year; Biden had $3.6 million; and Obama had just over $516,000. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack had almost $400,000 in his presidential account, while Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio had a combined $43,000 in his presidential and House accounts. Another New Yorker, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, started the year with the most available cash of any Republican presidential hopeful, with at least $1 million. Clinton, Dodd, Biden, Obama and other presidential hopefuls who opened their presidential committees in 2007 are not required to report their presidential fundraising until later this year. Combined federal cash-on-hand for 2008 Democrats: Sen. Clinton (New York): $11 million (Sen. cmte. only) Sen. Dodd (Connecticut): $4,925,913.07 (Sen. cmte. only) Sen. Biden (Delaware): $3,598,479 (Sen. cmte. only) Sen. Obama (Illinois): $516,553.08 (Sen. cmte. only) Vilsack (Iowa): $395,962.86 (Pres. cmte. only) Rep. Kucinich (Ohio): $42,963.39 (Pres. and House cmtes.) -- CNN's Robert Yoon and Xuan Thai
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