Sen. John Cornyn speaks at the fourth annual Texas Tribune Festival at the University of Texas on Sept. 20, 2014, in Austin. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez)
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn has widened his already commanding financial lead over challenger David Alameel.
The two-term Republican has raised $14.1 million through the end of September, including just over $1 million raised during the previous three months, according to his latest campaign finance filing.
He has $3.9 million cash on hand ready for a final push, if needed. But he’s already way ahead of Alameel both in polls and in financial resources.
Alameel raised a mere $24,000 in the last three months, though the Dallas investor and dentist had long ago abandoned the idea of running a campaign on other people’s money. He recently loaned another $475,000 in personal loans, bringing the campaign’s outstanding debt to him to $1.2 million. Alameel has now put $5.5 million into the race — nearly everything his campaign has spent.
Cornyn’s quarterly report just became available this afternoon at the Senate. Other federal candidates – those running for U.S. House and for president – file electronically to the Federal Election Commission, where records are searchable online. But the Senate has clung to old-fashioned methods.