U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge has $1,006,000 in his campaign account.
Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat, has no opponents yet in next year's Congressional elections. Democrats have been courting Etheridge to consider a run against Republican Sen. Richard Burr.
Since 2007, Etheridge has received $480,000 in contributions, mostly through political action committees, according to federal campaign finance records. Individuals have contributed $165,000. Notable contributors include Jerry Smith, CEO of Le Bleu water company ($2,400); Rickie Day, owner of Carolina Specialty Towing ($2,400); a cotton producers PAC ($5,000) and a PAC of the International Union of Operating Engineers ($5,000).
