Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey announced on Sunday that his presidential campaign had raised more than $5 million in the first quarter of the year. Mr. Booker’s total is among the smallest fund-raising figures to be voluntarily disclosed so far by a Democratic candidate, though it is still expected to outpace others; nearly a dozen candidates have yet to announce their first-quarter numbers. Six candidates have released their totals: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he raised $18.2 million; Senator Kamala Harris of California raised more than $12 million; former Representative Beto O’Rourke raised $9.4 million; and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., raised $7 million. Mr. Booker outpaced only the political newcomer Andrew Yang, who said he raised $1.7 million. In addition to the money he raised, Mr. Booker has $4.1 million in his Senate campaign account that he is eligible to transfer to a presidential campaign.

Source: New York Times April 07, 2019 17:48 UTC