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Simpson Tops Fundraising in 5-Way Dem Primary for US House

Republican Congressman Alex Mooney has raised almost $150,000 for his re-election in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.

According to campaign finance reports, the first-term House member raised $147,900 from January through March and has $376,900 cash left.

Cory Simpson yielded the biggest fundraising haul in the five-way Democratic primary.

The Army veteran raised $115,000, loaned his campaign $20,000 and has $106,500 cash left.

Attorney Harvey Peyton raised $57,400 and loaned himself $25,000, with $31,500 cash remaining.

Attorney Mark Hunt raised $12,800 with a $42,500 loan. He has $3,100 left.

Reports weren’t available for Democrats Tom Payne and Robin Wilson.

Mooney’s GOP primary opponent, Marc Savitt, raised $11,900 from January through March and has $2,200 remaining.

The seat stretches hundreds of miles east to west, through Martinsburg and Charleston.

Casino Interests Give 5-Figure Checks to Conservative Group

Two casino companies have given five-figure checks to a West Virginia conservative political committee.

According to federal campaign finance records, Penn National Gaming donated $27,000 and Racing Corporation of West Virginia gave $20,000 in February to Grow WV Inc.

Penn National Gaming runs the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Racing 

  Corporation of West Virginia owns the Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes.

In the 2014 election cycle, those two companies and several other gaming interests donated $615,500 combined to West Virginia First, a political group that aided Democrats.

When Democrats lost control of the Legislature to Republicans after that election, West Virginia First donated $25,000 to Go West Virginia, a nonprofit that fuels Grow WV.

Grow WV spent $1.4 million to aid Republicans in the 2014 cycle.

West Virginia Pro-Union Political Group Brings in $529K

A West Virginia group that can accept big checks for political advertising has raised almost $529,000 from union interests.West Virginia Family Values…

A West Virginia group that can accept big checks for political advertising has raised almost $529,000 from union interests.

West Virginia Family Values reported raising the cash in a campaign finance report tracking money since late last March.

The group brought in the donations through unions for teachers, building and construction trades, steelworkers, engineers and others.

The political group Honest West Virginians gave West Virginia Family Values almost $293,000. Honest West Virginians was similarly funded by unions last election, and spent $1.4 million in ads that aided Democrats and attacked Republicans.

Last cycle, the group Grow WV Inc. similarly spent more than $1.4 million to boost Republicans and attack Democrats. It was funded by GOP groups and business interests.

West Virginia Family Values has spent $15,600, mostly on consulting fees.

6-Figure Fundraising Hauls for West Virginia's 3 Congressman

West Virginia's three Republican congressmen each brought in six-figure fundraising hauls last quarter.In campaign finance reports, Congressman Evan…

West Virginia’s three Republican congressmen each brought in six-figure fundraising hauls last quarter.

In campaign finance reports, Congressman Evan Jenkins raised $175,500 from July through September, the most out of West Virginia’s delegation. The 3rd Congressional District representative ended with $404,900 in his campaign account, and has no challenger for 2016 yet.

Congressman David McKinley raised $152,400 and had about $610,800 in campaign cash on hand. Democrat Mike Manypenny, who is running against McKinley in the 1st District, has not filed campaign finance reports yet.

In the 2nd Congressional District, Alex Mooney raised $116,900 and had $257,400 left in his account. His GOP primary challenger, Ken Reed, raised $225 and had about $1,400 left.

In 2014, Reed put $525,000 of his own money into an unsuccessful 2nd District bid.

McKinley Raises $154,000 in Campaign Cash

While considering a bid for governor, Republican Congressman David McKinley added almost $154,000 to his federal campaign account to start the year.On…

While considering a bid for governor, Republican Congressman David McKinley added almost $154,000 to his federal campaign account to start the year.

On Wednesday, McKinley and West Virginia’s freshman Republican congressmen posted six-figure hauls from January through March.

McKinley raised the least, but ended with the most in his account.

Evan Jenkins raised more than $201,000, while Alex Mooney yielded $185,000.

McKinley’s federal account has almost $523,000. But he can’t transfer all that money to a state campaign account for a possible gubernatorial bid.

He has other options to get the money into the governor’s race, including giving it to political party committees or a third-party group like a super PAC.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, also considering running for governor, has the same options with his $1.4 million account.

Governor Tomblin Signs Opioid Antagonist Act

At the legislature today, the House made some major changes to the senate’s campaign finance reform bill.  And two senators say the bill will not be approved by the Senate with those changes intact.  A rally over the weekend brings six thousand citizens to the capitol to speak out against the Republican-led initiatives they say will hurt workers across the state.  And we’ll talk about senior citizen’s issues with representatives of the AARP on The Legislature Today.

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