Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks to local leaders in Oakland, California, in January. Ray Chavez/Bay Area News GroupMultibillionaire Mike Bloomberg poured over $200 million of his own money into his Democratic presidential campaign from October 31, 2019, to December 31, 2019, according to Federal Election Commission filings released Friday. Since launching his campaign in November, Bloomberg has spent over $300 million on TV, radio and digital advertising, according to ad-tracking firm Advertising Analytics. While Bloomberg is self-funding his presidential campaign committee, Trump, a fellow billionaire who Forbes estimates is worth $3.1 billion, has relied on the donations of others. As of September 2019, Trump had not made any personal contributions to his campaign committee since 2017.

Source: Forbes January 31, 2020 19:34 UTC