Courtney Leads Sullivan In 2nd District Fundraising , The Day

Courtney Leads Sullivan In 2nd District Fundraising

The Day

July 16, 2008

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and GOP challenger Sean Sullivan reported their second quarter fundraising Tuesday to the Federal Election Committee.

Courtney maintains a fundraising lead, according to estimates provided by his campaign, adding $335,000 in the quarter to bring the cash total in his campaign fund to more than $1.4 million.

Sullivan picked up the pace from his earlier reports. The former commanding officer of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton raised more than $85,500, and has about $155,000 in cash reserves.

Sullivan, a lawyer from Gales Ferry, has struggled to keep pace with Courtney's financial advantage in his first run for elective office. Courtney, also an attorney and a former state legislator, is seeking re-election following his narrow upset victory over Republican Rep. Rob Simmons in 2006.

- TED MANN