Candidate Raises $203K For 6th Congressional District Campaign

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — A Democratic candidate said he has raised more than $200,000 within three months of declaring his candidacy to challenge incumbent Republican Karen Handel for the 6th Congressional District seat.

Kevin Abel said his campaign has raised $203,389 since he declared his candidacy on Oct. 26, 2017.

“I’m encouraged and humbled by the enthusiastic and generous responses we’ve been getting from friends, business associates and civic leaders throughout the 6th Congressional District,” the 25-year resident of
the district said. "It's very gratifying."

Abel, along with wife Cindy, founded Abel Solutions, Inc., an Alpharetta-based information technology firm. The candidate said he used $50,000 of his own money into the campaign and raised $153,389 over a six-week fundraising period.

His official quarterly fundraising report will be filed with the U.S. Federal Election Commission on or
before the Jan. 31, 2018, deadline.

The 6th Congressional District encompasses north Fulton and parts of DeKalb and East Cobb counties. U.S. Rep. Handel won the seat in 2017 after a contentions battle with Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.

“My candidacy represents an effort to rekindle the spirit of public faith in government,” said Abel. “We deserve better in our elected officials, but it begins and ends with us. We need to vote for the candidate we want in government, not for the least distasteful person our party puts on the ballot. I want this election to be about putting America back on course; about ensuring that our children and grandchildren and future new Americans can aspire, as I have, to realize the American Dream.”

Photo: Kevin Abel. Image via Charlie Blaettler