{"id":109656,"date":"2021-04-06T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=ed6a66e45b1787a90e8469d0058d4382"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:49:45","slug":"nina-turner-brings-in-massive-fundraising-haul-in-bid-for-ohio-house-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/06\/nina-turner-brings-in-massive-fundraising-haul-in-bid-for-ohio-house-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Nina Turner Brings in Massive Fundraising Haul in Bid for Ohio House Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Former<\/a>

Progressive Nina Turner’s congressional campaign announced Monday that it brought in a nearly $2.2 million haul since the Ohio Democrat launched her candidacy in December, including $1.55 million in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n

The former Ohio state senator and 2020 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign co-chair is running for Ohio’s 11th congressional district; the seat was vacated by Rep. Marcia Fudge, who now serves as President Joe Biden’s Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary.<\/p>\n

Turner announced<\/a> her campaign late last year and has since won endorsements from groups including Justice Democrats and Sunrise Movement Cleveland and federal lawmakers like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).<\/p>\n

According to<\/a> The Washington Post<\/em>, the campaign cash shows Turner “far outpacing rivals in the special primary for a safe Democratic congressional seat in Cleveland.”<\/p>\n

Among Turner’s competitors is Cuyahoga County councilwoman and chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Shontel Brown, who, by contrast, raised<\/a> just $680,000 overall in campaign funds\u2014$640,000 of which came in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Other veterans of the Sanders presidential campaign, including Anna Bahr and Winnie Wong, team celebrated the announcement.<\/p>\n

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helloooooooooo somebody https:\/\/t.co\/ClJzOkZLgm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anna Bahr (@anna_bahr) April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n