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Chris Christie’s presidential campaign will report raising $1.65 million in the second quarter, which included the former New Jersey governor’s first 25 days of the 2024 campaign.
The campaign has $1.59 million in cash on hand and no debt. And he’s touting the support of more than 40,000 donors so far in all 50 states. Sources familiar with Christie’s 2016 campaign said it attracted 16,000 donors over the course of the entire campaign.
“In 25 days, Christie’s campaign is building a strong foundation with small donors, industry leaders and familiar faces from the Republican Party,” said adviser Maria Comella.
In addition, the Christie-aligned super PAC, the Tell It Like It Is PAC, said it raised nearly $5.9 million between the former governor’s campaign announcement on June 6 and the close of the second quarter on June 30.
“This is just a starting point, and we are confident our donor base will grow as the Governor’s message of moving the Republican Party forward continues to take hold,” said Super PAC Chairman Bill Palatucci.
Christie’s campaign also highlighted a number of notable donors who have lent support thus far, including several — former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Kentucky Republican donors Kelly and Joe Craft — who have also lent support to former Vice President Mike Pence.
Other donors backing Christie include former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, investor and former Trump White House communications director turned Trump critic Anthony Scaramucci, Country First PAC (the political vehicle of former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger), KKR Chairman Henry Kravis, former Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur and former Republican donors Bobbie and Bill Kilberg.
