Yesterday was the deadline for U.S. House candidate committees to file quarterly reports with the Federal Election Commission. Below is a quick compilation of fundraising totals for candidates in Pennsylvania's nineteen U.S. House districts. Democratic candidates are listed in bold; Republican candidates are listed in italics.
Some brief observations:
Eye-popping numbers for Patrick Murphy. Has more cash on hand than Mike Fitzpatrick did at similar point in the last election cycle. Fitzpatrick may be the only Republican who can make this a real race.
Good quarter for Jason Altmire, but not enough to chase away Melissa Hart. Chris Carney also did fine, but he'll be sweating no matter whom he faces.
Jim Gerlach, although his cash on hand is still shaky, bounced back in a big way from a weak first quarter. He'll be tough again, and time's a wastin' for a bunch of intriguing but flawed potential candidates on the Democratic side.
I raised my eyebrows over Jack Murtha's relatively low quarterly receipts. Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah were focused on their unsuccessful campaigns for Philadelphia mayor.
Numbers below the fold.
PA-01
Bob Brady (incumbent)
$7000 2Q receipts; $616,874 cash on hand (COH)
Possible candidate: Tommy Blackwell
PA-02
Chaka Fattah (incumbent)
$24,408 2Q; $205,405 COH
PA-03
Thomas Myers
$54,073 2Q; $53407 COH
Phil English (incumbent)
$216,465 2Q; $151,294 COH
Other announced candidates: Moise "Mike" Waltner
Other possible candidates: Kyle Foust, Steve Porter
PA-04
Jason Altmire (incumbent)
$368,024 2Q; $514,110 COH
Ron Francis
$47,550 2Q; $63,732 COH
Other announced candidates: Melissa Hart
PA-05
John Peterson (incumbent)
$109,995 2Q; $84,820 COH
PA-06
Jim Gerlach (incumbent)
$424,158 2Q; $342,489 COH
Possible candidates: Melissa Fitzgerald, Richard Schiffrin, Andy Dinniman, Joe Torsella, Eric Sarr
PA-07
Joe Sestak (incumbent)
$496,096 2Q; $1,072,436 COH
Possible candidate: Tim Pulte
PA-08
Patrick Murphy (incumbent)
$750,829 2Q; $964,832 COH
Possible candidate: Mike Fitzpatrick
PA-09
Bill Shuster (incumbent)
$114,420 2Q; $102,024 COH
PA-10
Chris Carney (incumbent)
$275,570 2Q; $445,060 COH
Possible candidate: Dan Meuser
PA-11
Paul Kanjorski (incumbent)
$78,915 2Q; $1,102,811 COH
PA-12
Jack Murtha (incumbent)
$128,081 2Q; $563,168 COH
PA-13
Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)
$514,894 2Q; $1,298,880 COH
PA-14
Mike Doyle (incumbent)
$49,806 2Q; $305,476 COH
PA-15
Siobhan "Sam" Bennett
$63,022 2Q; $44,330 COH
Charlie Dent (incumbent)
$223,694 2Q; $371,462 COH
PA-16
Joe Pitts (incumbent)
$72,804 2Q; $173,374 COH
Announced candidate: Bruce Slater
PA-17
Tim Holden (incumbent)
$117,703 2Q; $617,079 COH
PA-18
Tim Murphy (incumbent)
$111,764 2Q; $461,559 COH
Announced candidate: Beth Hafer
PA-19
Todd Platts (incumbent)
$17,577 2Q; $35,825 COH