Ganim Raises Nearly $800k In Governor Bid

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has raised nearly $800,000 and has more than $316,000 cash on hand in his quest to become governor.

“Our grassroots campaign for governor continues to gain momentum," Ganim said. "We are on track to raise $1,000,000 for the primary, which has always been our goal. We have accomplished this at the same time we secured a record 32,000 petition signatures to get on the August primary ballot."

Ganim called on Lamont to limit primary spending to $1 million. Lamont won enough delegates at the state Democratic Convention to become the party's nominee. Ganim petitioned his way onto the ballot by collecting signatures from registered Democrats.

“Voters are tired of multi-millionaire candidates with no governmental experience who try to buy an election," he said. "Ned Lamont has twice spent tens of millions to win office. Having said he will spend at least $10,000,000 on this race, Ned Lamont is at risk of becoming the Linda McMahon of this election cycle."

Ganim was referring to wrestling magnate McMahon's two failed multi-million bids to become a Connecticut U.S. senator.

Lamont has raised funds from about 2,500 donors and is declining contributions from lobbyists.

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