Only 3 House Incumbents Receive Half of Campaign Funds from Small Donors

[The Straight Story]

Only 3 House Incumbents Receive Half of Campaign Funds from Small Donors


Less than 1% of all lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives manage to support their re-election campaigns with donations mostly from small contributors (defined as those who give $200 or less). Three representatives, in fact, is the total: Democrats Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Alan Grayson of Florida, and Republican Joe Wilson of South Carolina.

On average, House members receive only 7% of their contributions from small donors, according to OpenSecrets.org.

Of the $460,000 that Kucinich has raised this election cycle, $310,000 (67%) has come from small donors. Wilson, who gained notoriety for shouting “You lie” during President Barack Obama’s health care address to Congress, has pulled in $2.5 million in small donations, out of a total of $3.7 million, which also comes to 67%. As for Grayson, 62% of his $3.2 million raised has come from small donors.

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