Fox’s first appearance — The daughter of New Mexico’s last Republican senator has set a new fundraising record as a Republican Senate candidate in the blue-tinged Southwest state.
Nera Domenici’s campaign said early Friday that it had raised more than $1.25 million in donations between the candidate’s start in mid-January and late last month, completing fundraising for the first quarter of 2024. announced. Domenici’s campaign finance numbers were first shared with FOX News Digital.
Ms. Domenici, the daughter of former longtime Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, is seen as a likely Republican candidate, and Democrat Martin Domenici, who is running for his third and sixth term in the Senate as New Mexico’s representative in November. He aims to defeat Senator Heinrich.
The $1.25 million raise is being touted as the largest fundraising total for a Republican Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year in New Mexico history.
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Nella Domenici is running for U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Her late father, former Sen. Pete Domenici (RN.M.), was seen with President George W. Bush in January 2004. (Handout)
Domenici’s campaign also revealed that she received donations from more than 1,100 individuals.
“It’s amazing to see such broad support in such a short period of time. New Mexico is truly ready for change,” Domenici said in a statement.
“For too long, New Mexico has been tarnished by career politicians like Martin Heinrich, who have prioritized ultra-progressive ideologies over problem-solving and the best interests of New Mexicans.” ‘ he claimed.
Henrich has not yet announced any first-quarter funding. He brought in nearly $4.5 million in income last year and had about $3.5 million in campaign cash at the end of 2023, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Senator Martin Heinrich, DN.M. (Anna Rose Leyden/Getty Images/File)
Pete Domenici served in the Senate for 36 years, retiring at the end of his sixth term in early 2009.
Under the will of his father, who died in 2017, the younger Mr. Domenici had a strong political brand and well-known name in New Mexico.
Mr. Domenici also has his own extensive financing network, drawing on his decades of experience in the financial industry at Bridgewater Associates (where he was Chief Financial Officer), Credit Suisse, and Citadel Investment Group. I am. When she announced her bid, she said she would pay $500,000 as her initial investment.
Mr. Domenici also had the support of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of the Senate Republicans, which encouraged him to run.
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But New Mexico, once a general election battleground, has moved to the left in recent cycles and is no longer considered a key battleground state.
President Biden won the state by 10 points in 2020, marking the first time in 15 years that a Republican won the state Senate seat.
Heinrich was reelected in 2018, during the Blue Wave cycle, with a margin of more than 30 points.
