Texas Scorecard by Katy Marshall October 10, 2023
Three Democrats are competing in the primary to see who will challenge Senator Cruz in the election. Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has fundraised more than $5 million over the past three months as the race for his senate seat amps up.
According to Fox News, Cruz raked in $5.4 million from July to September 2023, an increase from the $4.4 million he raised earlier in the year, from April to June.
Cruz’s campaign reported that they entered October with more than $6.7 million cash on hand.
These figures demonstrated a sharp increase in Cruz’s fundraising efforts from January to March, when his campaign only garnered $1.8 million.
The campaign also reported that Cruz had more than 34,000 unique donors, which includes 10,000 first-time supporters. The donations came from 240 of Texas’ 254 counties and individuals in every state nationwide.
“The momentum and excitement to re-elect Senator Ted Cruz could not be more tangible. With $5.4 million raised in Q3, we are seeing more and more Texans animated to re-elect Ted Cruz and ensure that Texas remains the nation’s model state for conservative values and ideas. Democrats better gear up, because Senator Cruz is ready for a hell of a fight to keep Texas, Texas,” Cruz spokesman Nick Maddux told Fox News.
Next year, Cruz will face a currently undetermined Democrat opponent in his fight for a third six-year U.S. Senate term.
The Democrat primary field for Cruz’s seat is already crowded with three challengers, including U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, former Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, and State Rep. Carl Sherman Sr.
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