Reed Meets Fundraising Goal

February 1st, 2010

Congressional Candidate Tom Reed disclosed yesterday that his campaign had raised over $230,000 as of Dec. 31, 2009 for the effort to unseat Congressman Eric Massa. The Reed campaign surpassed its goal of $200,000 raised since Reed announced his candidacy last summer.

“We needed to raise at least $200,000 during the first two filings and we accomplished that,” Reed said. “This early money is the critical seed money for our campaign and we are off to a good start. Our support has really taken off since we have begun the race and it will grow as Election Day gets closer.”

“Congressman Massa has had hundreds of thousands of dollars of PAC and special interest money poured into his campaign,” Reed commented, noting that Massa has another $1500 a plate fund raiser coming up in Washington in just 10 days. We don’t have the PACS and lobbyists lining our pockets like he does, but we’re going to win because our money is coming from individuals here in the district at the grassroots level.”

“And we will spend the resources we have more efficiently over the course of the campaign, the same way we will govern,” Reed said. “Congressman Massa’s campaign has spent more than $400,000 dollars in just 2009, including airplane tickets, car leases, and more than $60,000 in credit card payments.”

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