Loeffler’s Self-Funding Buoys Her Money Total In Senate Race

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, waits to speak during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2020.

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Newly appointed U.S. Sen Kelly Loeffler is living up to her promise to self-fund her campaign, while the Republican’s challengers raise millions in advance of a November special election.

Meanwhile, first-term GOP incumbent David Perdue continues to amass a mountain of cash as Democrats scramble for their party’s nomination to oppose him in a primary now set for June 9.

Those are the results of campaign finance reports for the first three months of the year. Filed Monday, the reports include a period in late March when candidates rapidly shifted to online events as the spread of COVID-19 made in-person events perilous.