Perdue raised $9.9 million by June


Beverly Perdue received $9.9 million in donations by the end of June of 2008.

The Democratic gubernatorial nominee raised $2.3 million from donors in the second quarter of 2008, according to a report filed with the State Board of Elections.

Major donors included Belk stores president Tom Belk; Erskine Bowles' wife Crandall; her sons, Emmett and Garrett; Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand; Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers; retiree Wallace Hyde; attorney David Kirby; SAS executive John Sall; and Bill Graham's law partner, Mona Lisa Wallace.

She also raised $223,436 from political action committees, including the Association for Home & Hospice Care of N.C., Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Employee PAC, the Corning Inc. Employee PAC, the Democratic Governors Association of N.C., the Teamsters' DRIVE PAC, the International Paper PAC, the McGuire Woods PAC, the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers PAC and the N.C. Home Builders Association.

In addition, she loaned her campaign $130,000 on April 25. In addition to a first quarter loan of $500,000 and outstanding debt of $275,000 to her husband from a previous election, her campaign owes $905,000.

She had cash on hand of $1.4 million at the end of the second quarter.

Correction: An earlier version misstated the cash on hand.

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Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

Perdue took money from Duke Energy's CEO? Where's the outrage, Protzman?

Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

Misread the form. Sorry 'bout that. It was $1.4 million.

— RTB 

Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

maybe she had a few 'payoff favors' that reduced cash on hand...who TF cares? ... perdue = more corruption without interruption!

Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

this noted group of contributors is evidence of the CORRUPTION in NC democrackkk politics. Anytime you see NC Trial Loiwyers giving $$$, then you KNOW its CORRUPT! ..'support sugar dumplin to perpetuate the domination'...

Democrackkk: The ORIGINAL 'party' of SLAVERY!

Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

Last week, I thought Dome reported she said she had $1.4 million on hand - this says $938k on hand?

What's up RTB?

Re: Perdue raised $9.9 million by June

Or..."MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION" ! ! !