Lampson war chest at $3 million

[Judi Lynn]

July 12, 2006, 5:14PM
Lampson war chest at $3 million

Associated Press

Nick Lampson, the Democrat who faced former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the November ballot until DeLay resigned, has raised more than $600,000 during the most recent reporting period, bringing his total raised to about $3 million, his campaign said today.

DeLay resigned in June and wants his name off the ballot, leaving the district without a representative in the U.S. House until after the election and Lampson without an opponent.

While the Republican side of the ballot is undecided, Lampson has been raising money, campaigning and beginning television advertising in the largely Republican district that sweeps across Houston's southern and western suburbs.

"Texans respond to the fact that I will return to Congress with eight years seniority and that, in 2001, I brought home more resources than any member of the Texas delegation — including Tom DeLay," Lampson said in a statement. "That's why seventy-one percent of the money raised this quarter came from right here in Texas."
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