Sunday, October 15, 2006 Legislative Leaders Become Top Campaign Fundraisers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Leaders of Oklahoma's House and Senate are setting the pace in campaign fund-raising for next month's general election.
High-ranking state senators and representatives have amassed campaign accounts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, even when they face poorly financed opponents or none at all.
Senate President Pro Tem Mike Morgan of Stillwater raised more than 445-thousand dollars between January 1st, 2003, and December 31st, 2004.
The Senate's Democratic leader, term-limited in 2008, beat Stillwater Republican Chuck Brewer, who raised about 39-thousand dollars during the same period.
Republican House speaker-designee Lance Cargill of Harrah, majority floor leader in 2005 and part of 2006, has raised at least 279-thousand dollars since January 1st, 2005.
Posted at 10/15/2006 12:05:00 PM
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