Daniel Johnson raised $123,000 in a few weeks.
The former Navy officer decided last year to run for the Democratic nomination to face U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Cherryville Republican.
"My wife and I spent a lot of time thinking about it, praying about it," Johnson said. "We decided the country was facing some very serious challenges ahead of it, and that I could use my experience to help find some effective solutions."
He faces a May primary against Hickory businessman Steve Ivester.
Johnson lost both legs in an accident on board his ship in August of 1999. He left the Navy to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill and worked as a prosecutor in Raleigh. (Char-O)
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