Thomas Kaplan and Shane Goldmacher

Gillibrand, New York’s Democratic junior senator, has made running as a woman a central theme of her candidacy, and nearly two-thirds of the campaign’s donors were women, said the spokeswoman, Meredith Kelly.

Kelly did not disclose how many donors the campaign had, but she said that 92 percent of contributions were under $200.

Given her modest haul so far, Gillibrand will likely need to rely heavily upon the roughly $10 million in campaign funds she had left over after her Senate re-election bid last year. Only a few 2020 candidates had such a large cash stockpile to supplement their presidential fundraising.

Gillibrand transferred $9.6 million from her Senate account to her presidential campaign, and the campaign ended the quarter with $10.2 million in cash on hand, Kelly said.

In a memo Sunday, Gillibrand’s campaign suggested that her fundraising had been hampered by a continuing backlash to her decision in 2017 to call for the resignation of a fellow Democratic senator, Al Franken of Minnesota, over sexual harassment allegations.

“There’s no question that the first quarter was adversely impacted by certain establishment donors — and many online — who continue to punish Kirsten for standing up for her values and for women,” the memo, which was obtained by The New York Times, said.

Monday is the deadline for candidates to report their first-quarter fundraising to the Federal Election Commission, and the announcement by Gillibrand’s campaign came after many of her rivals had already revealed their fundraising totals.

Gillibrand’s total for the first quarter ranks, at best, eighth among 2020 Democrats. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont leads the candidates with $18.2 million raised in the quarter, followed by Sen. Kamala Harris of California with $12 million, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas with $9.4 million and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, with more than $7 million, according to figures announced by the campaigns.

Gillibrand also trails the other senators in the race who are not toward the top of the Democratic field in fundraising. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts raised more than $6 million, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota raised more than $5.2 million and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey raised more than $5 million, their campaigns have said.

Gillibrand’s total, collected over a period of 2 1/2 months, is roughly half of what Sanders and O’Rourke each raised in the first 24 hours of their presidential bids, according to their campaigns.

This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-fundraising.html" id="b8ba8dc3-ee62-35c9-ab13-7d7431c0c739">The New York Times</a>.

Kirsten Gillibrand Raised $3 Million in 1st Quarter of 2020 Run, Campaign Says

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s presidential campaign raised $3 million in the first quarter of the year, a spokeswoman said Sunday, a disappointing sum that ranked her last among the six senators currently running for president.

Buttigieg, 37, is the first presidential contender to disclose an estimate of his fundraising total for the quarter. The haul is expected to place him, financially, in the upper half of a sprawling 2020 primary field that features a half-dozen senators.

“This is a big number for us,” Buttigieg wrote to supporters in an email Monday. “We are not part of the national political machine. We started with just about 20,000 people on our email list, and not many people even knew who I was.”

Buttigieg’s announcement kicks off a highly anticipated moment in the 2020 campaign’s opening phase, when the Democratic hopefuls will reveal their fundraising totals for the first three months of the year. Those results offer early evidence of who is generating excitement among the party’s grassroots, an especially important factor this year given the intense focus on raising money from small donors.

Already, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, have announced sizable fundraising hauls from the first 24 hours of their campaigns. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has lagged in early fundraising; she is trying to distinguish herself from the Democratic field by forgoing high-dollar fundraisers.

Presidential candidates must report their first-quarter fundraising to the Federal Election Commission by April 15. It is up to the individual campaigns to decide when — or whether — to announce their totals before then. Buttigieg’s quick announcement Monday, immediately after the close of the first quarter, allowed him to command the spotlight, at least for a few hours, as he seeks to establish his candidacy as more than a long-shot bid.

“Showing good numbers early is more impressive for a long-shot candidate who doesn’t have a big national identification,” said Michael J. Malbin, director of the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute.

There are signs beyond fundraising that Buttigieg is drawing interest, or at least curiosity, from voters. Searches for his name on Google have shot up in recent weeks: In a ranking of Democrats running for president or considering it, Buttigieg has risen from the bottom of the pack to No. 2, trailing only former Vice President Joe Biden.

For most of this year, for example, O’Rourke has drawn more searches than Buttigieg, but Buttigieg recently surpassed him, according to the Google data.

Buttigieg, who is technically still only exploring a campaign, said last month that he had surpassed the 65,000 donors needed to garner a spot on the Democratic National Committee’s primary debate stage, even as some better-known rivals have suggested they do not yet have that many.

Buttigieg’s fundraising jumped after he appeared in a CNN town hall-style event earlier in March and impressed Democratic activists and donors, as he fielded questions in rolled-up white shirt sleeves and a blue tie. His campaign announced that he raised $600,000 in the 24 hours after his appearance.

Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for the campaign, described the televised forum as a turning point. Interest in Buttigieg had been rising before then, she said, but the CNN event “really brought everything to the next level.”

An openly gay veteran and former Rhodes scholar, Buttigieg has made numerous appearances on national television in recent weeks seeking to lift his political profile. Last month he told supporters via email that he was setting a $500,000 fundraising goal by the end of the month. He hit the figure within 24 hours, his campaign said. He set another $500,000 goal. Again, he reached it in about 24 hours.

Buttigieg’s fundraising is particularly noteworthy because he began his campaign with only a modest email list from which he could solicit donations — a stark contrast with rivals like Sanders and O’Rourke, who built huge followings in their prior campaigns for president and Senate.

In addition, Buttigieg has spent relatively little money on advertising on Facebook, which many candidates use to expand their email lists.

“There’s no sorcery involved in this,” Smith said of Buttigieg’s fundraising. “It was because he really struck a chord.”

Other candidates are still expected to post larger sums than Buttigieg for the quarter. Sanders raised $10 million in his first week as a presidential candidate, a total that included $5.9 million from the first 24 hours, his campaign said.

O’Rourke’s campaign said it had raised $6.1 million in his first 24 hours as a candidate. On Sunday, it reached its goal of raising $1 million during the final weekend of the quarter, the campaign said.

This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/pete-buttiegieg-fundraising.html" id="5453f45c-0f17-3db2-a55f-692442f260d8">The New York Times</a>.

Buttigieg Says He Raised $7 Million in First Quarter for 2020 Bid

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg announced Monday that his presidential campaign had raised more than $7 million in the first quarter of 2019, a significant sum for a mayor who was little known outside of South Bend, Indiana, only a few months ago.

This article originally appeared in <a id="b8ba8dc3-ee62-35c9-ab13-7d7431c0c739" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-fundraising.html">The New York Times</a>.

Gillibrand Raised $3 Million in Q1 of 2020 Run, Campaign Says

Gillibrand raised $3 million in Q1 of 2020 run, campaign says

Buttigieg’s fundraising haul of more than $7 million came from 158,550 donors, with an average contribution of $36.35, Buttigieg said in a video posted online late Monday. He added that 64 percent of the total came from contributions under $200.

Buttigieg, who is technically still only exploring a campaign, said last month that he had exceeded the 65,000 donors needed to garner a spot on the Democratic National Committee’s primary debate stage, even as some better-known rivals have suggested they do not yet have that many.

Unlike many of the Democrats in the race — including Warren and Sens. Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar — Buttigieg has not publicly sworn off federal lobbyist funds. Buttigieg is refusing to accept corporate political action committee money and recently signed a pledge to not take money from the oil, gas and coal industries.

Other candidates are still expected to post larger sums than Buttigieg for the quarter. Sanders raised $10 million in the first week of his presidential bid, a total that included $5.9 million from the first 24 hours, his campaign said.

This article originally appeared in <a id="158f36fc-6806-41f8-a481-13bb44864569" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/pete-buttiegieg-fundraising.html">The New York Times</a>.

Buttigieg says he raised $7 million in first quarter for 2020 bid

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Kirsten Gillibrand Raised $3 Million in 1st Quarter of 2020 Run, Campaign Says

Buttigieg Says He Raised $7 Million in First Quarter for 2020 Bid

Gillibrand raised $3 million in Q1 of 2020 run, campaign says

Buttigieg says he raised $7 million in first quarter for 2020 bid