Espaillat and Rangel Neck-and-Neck in Money Race

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Jill Colvin

Congressman Charlie Rangel and State Senator Adriano Espaillat are nearly even in the fund-raising competition as they both face off in one of this year’s marquee congressional races.

Mr. Rangel, a longtime Harlem lawmaker who is waging the fight of his political life, raised $272,000 during the first quarter of the year, his campaign told the Observer this afternoon.

In total, they said Mr. Rangel had raised $730,000 this cycle and has $223,000 cash-on-hand.



Read more at http://observer.com/2014/04/espaillat-and-rangel-neck-and-neck-in-money-race/#ixzz2yzqoEIaF

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