As new candidates continue to enter the fray for the 2022 statewide races, two familiar names raked in the most cash out of the bunch: Maura Healey and Andrea Campbell.
Healey, the state’s attorney general who’s launching a bid for the open governor’s seat, raked in $412,499 in the short month last month, her campaign confirmed, for a total of $4,237,371 in cash on hand.
Healey’s Democratic rival, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, earned $106,607 in February, and with $351,058 in her bank. The two will face off in the Democratic primary this September.
Chang-Diaz’s team noted that, in the shortest month of the year, the campaign received donations from over 600 people, with over 50% being first-time donors to the campaign, and 76% of the donations came in at $100 or less. Chang-Diaz’s campaign noted that she has doubled or tripled her November fundraising haul in each of the last three months.
Former challengers including Harvard professor Danielle Allen and former state Sen. Ben Downing have dropped out of the race. Both Chang-Diaz and Allen had branded themselves as progressives, potentially giving Chang-Diaz a financial boost now that Allen has exited the race.
On the Republican side, former state Rep. Geoff Diehl’s campaign said it had not compiled its campaign totals yet. Diehl’s Republican challenger, businessman Chris Doughty, raised $34,000 in February, according to his campaign, and is in the process of hiring a fundraiser.
In the attorney general race, former Hub mayoral candidate, city councilor and attorney Andrea Campbell raked in $329,488 in the first month of her attorney general campaign.
Her challenger, 2018 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Quentin Palfrey, ended February with $101,942 raised and $246,877 in cash on hand, and 160 endorsements.
Labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who’s also vying for the seat soon vacated by Maura Healey, did not respond to the Herald’s request for her campaign numbers.
The crowded lieutenant governor’s race includes familiar Democratic faces like Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, state Rep. Tami Gouveia, and state Sens. Adam Hinds and Eric Lesser. On the Republican side, former state Rep. Kate Campanale announced Tuesday she’s running as gubernatorial candidate Chris Doughty’s running mate.
Lesser raised over $100,410 in February from 781 donors, bringing the total cash on hand to over $884,000, his campaign said. He’s raised over $284,000 total since his launch. Driscoll’s team said she raised $40,800 last month, and has $84,100 in the bank. Her campaign notes she has the most endorsements of the candidates, with over 120. Democratic businessman and Babson professor Bret Bero has about $280,000 cash on hand, though his campaign didn’t share his February fundraising totals.
Both former Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Deval Patrick, Chris Dempsey, and state Sen. Diana DiZoglio are running for the state auditor seat being vacated by Suzanne Bump. Dempsey’s camp said figures are not yet available, while DiZoglio raised $45,323.30, and has $453,168.02 in cash on hand, according to official reports filed with the state’s Office of Campaign & Political Finance.
Correction: This story originally stated an incorrect figure for Quentin Palfrey’s cash on hand. The actual figure is $246,877. The Herald regrets the error.
