Georgia's Sen. Warnock raises $13.6M in 2022's first quarter

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Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., leaves the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington on April 7, 2022. Warnock’s reelection campaign announced on Thursday, April 14, 2022 that it raised $13.6 million in the first three months of 2022, what the campaign says is the most money ever raised by a U.S. Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says his fundraising has set a new record as Georgia’s Senate campaign shapes up to be one of this year’s most expensive races.

Warnock reported Thursday that he raised $13.6 million in the first three months of 2022, outpacing what was already a hefty $9.8 million raised in the last three months of 2021.

The senator’s campaign said it was the most money ever raised by a U.S. Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year, giving Warnock $25.6 million in cash on hand.