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Posted on: Saturday, February 2, 2008

Obama raised $411,253 in Isles

By Dennis Camire
Advertiser Washington Bureau

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Sen. Barack Obama

FUNDRAISING AMONG INCUMBENTS

A brief look at new campaign finance reports for Hawai'i House and Senate incumbents filed with the Federal Election Commission. The reports, released yesterday and today, cover fundraising for 2007. No report was available for U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawai'i.

U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawai'i

Total contributions: $752,592.

Individual contributions: $335,942.

Special interest group contributions: $379,500.

Expenses: $342,053.

Debts: $0.

Cash on hand as of Dec. 31: $1,044,182.

U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawai'i

Total contributions: $695,308.

Individual contributions: $452,210.

Special interest group contributions: $229,500.

Expenses: $221,238.

Debts: $132,989, including $125,000 in personal loans Hirono made to her 2006 campaign.

Cash on hand as of Dec. 31: $530,844.

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawai'i

Total contributions: $1,356,058, including $436,938 from Inouye's 2004 campaign committee.

Individual contributions: $569,825.

Special interest group contributions: $228,500.

Transfers from other political committees: $436,938.

Expenses: $779,972 including transfers from Inouye's 2004 campaign committee.

Debts: $0.

Cash on hand as of Dec. 31: $1,048,179.

— Dennis Camire, Advertiser Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama has raised $411,253 from Hawai'i residents in his race for the Democratic presidential nomination, almost seven times as much as his nearest rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to campaign finance reports.

Obama, who was born in Honolulu and graduated from Punahou School, received more than half of the $802,279 that the state's contributors poured into the campaigns of the 18 Democratic and Republican candidates for president.

Overall, Hawai'i residents gave $562,988 to Democratic presidential candidates and $239,291 to Republicans.

Clinton, supported by Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawai'i, took in $59,625 from Hawai'i, and former Democratic Sen. John Edwards, who dropped out this week, received $35,305.

Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawai'i, is backing Obama and is campaigning for him in some of the primaries.

Democratic candidates who now have dropped out of the race but received Hawai'i contributions include:

Rep. Dennis Kucinch, D-Ohio, $25,520.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, $14,950.

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., $8,800.

Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., $7,285.

On the Republican side, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, led the way with $84,185, followed by:

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., $46,139.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, $41,416.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, $34,215.

Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, $9,669.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, $9,323.

Hawai'i ranked 43rd among all states and the District of Columbia in the total amount contributed to candidates, who have raised a total of $582 million so far.

Clinton still leads in national fundraising with $115.6 million, followed by Obama with $102.2 million, according to the Federal Election Commission filings.

In the Republican race, Romney leads with $88.5 million, followed by Giuliani with $60.9 million, McCain with $41.1 million and Paul with $28.1 million.

Reach Dennis Camire at dcamire@gns.gannett.com.

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