Sen. Raphael Warnock
Raphael WarnockWarnock Nearly Raises M Since January Victory Democratic Senators Call On Biden To Support Vaccine Patents NBA Names Obama Alum As Director For Social Justice Initiatives MORE (D-Ga.) Has brought in nearly $ 6 million in fundraising since his January win, a figure staff say is a record for a candidate in a low year in Georgia.
His campaign told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the freshman senator raised more than $ 5.7 million in funds from the beginning of January to the end of March. According to the campaign, more than 101,000 donors contributed to the campaign over the 12-week period.
The figure is the highest a candidate has picked up in a low year, the aides told the paper.
“In just a few months, Senator Reverend Warnock has proven that he is doing something for Georgia and is quickly getting through coronavirus relief, including stimulus checks, help for small businesses and resources for communities hardest hit by this pandemic,” said the campaign. from Warnock to the outlet.
The revelation comes months after Warnock took a spell on the nation when he took on the former Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly LoefflerWarnock Nearly Takes in M Since January Victory A Proposal to Address Congressional Insider Trading: Invest in US NBA Names Obama Alum Director for Social Justice Initiatives MORE (R-Ga.) In one of two US Senate sanctions in January. Democrat Jon Ossoff
Jon OssoffWarnock rakes in nearly M since January victory Wall Street spent .9 billion on campaigns, lobbying in 2020 election: Biden study praises settlement in electric vehicle battery manufacturers’ dispute MORE defeated former Sen. David Perdue
David PerdueWarnock Nearly Takes In M Since January Victory Georgia’s Top Election Official Seems To Shake Up Political Drama Lobbying World MORE (R-Ga.) In the same series of races, which turned the upper room from Republican to Democrat. The Senate is split 50-50, but Vice President Harris’s casting vote puts the Democrats in control of the chamber.
Unlike Ossoff, Warnock faces re-election in 2022 as his race was a special election as Loeffler was sworn to the seat in early 2020 to serve the rest of the former senator. Johnny Isakson
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Since January, Warnock, Georgia’s first black senator, has focused on pushing for more voting rights and access, alongside other legislation, as Republican lawmakers in his state and others across the country have taken measures in recent months that proponents say are more difficult would make for people, especially those of color, to vote.
During his first-floor speech, Warnock urged his colleagues to pass electoral reform legislation, while criticizing “bills for voter suppression” that he said were put forward by lawmakers “calling the grand lie of voter fraud as pretext for voter suppression used “since January.
Among the bills introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Georgia in recent months are measures that would end no-excuse-absenteeism and automatic voter registration, as well as require more identification to vote absent.
Republicans in Georgia who support the measures have argued that there is a need to increase electoral security and public confidence in the state’s elections, especially if former President Trump
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Democrats and voting rights advocates have raised the alarm about the legislation, with many saying it would make it unnecessarily more difficult for more Americans to vote.