Janet Cowell raised $1.7 million in her successful campaign for state Treasurer.
The Raleigh Democrat reported receiving $154,000 from Oct. 19 to the end of the year, according to campaign finance disclosure reports.
Her largest donors from the quarter included several New York and New Jersey contributors who are in the finance industry. Donors who gave Cowell $4,000 contributions in the quarter included New York securities lawyer Jay Eisenhofer, Peter L. Briger Jr., president of New York-based Fortress Investments and John Streiker, president of New York-based Sentinel Real Estate Corp.
Major contributors for the quarter from North Carolina include Frank Meadows, chief executive of Rocky Mount-based Nottingham Investment Co., Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker and two managing directors of Fortress Investments Charlotte office — Roger Eugene Taylor and Joseph N. Walsh III.
Cowell spent $1.6 million on her campaign, leaving her with $135,000.