Q1 Fundraising: Bass Falls Further Behind Kuster

2nd District Congressman Charlie Bass fell further behind challenger Ann Kuster in fundraising last quarter. Bass came up $83,000 short, raising $269,000 for the quarter to Kuster’s $352,000. Bass reported having $790,00 cash on hand at the end of the quarter, well shy of Kuster’s $1,032,000.

Nearly two-thirds of Bass’ contributions ($174,000) came from political action committees. Corporate PACs that have now donated the maximum $10,000 for the 2012 election cycle include Alston & Bird, Altria Group, AT&T, California Dairies, Consumer Electronics Associates, Corning, Deloitte, DirecTV Group, Fluor Corporation, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, United Technologies, Verizon and Wellpoint.

58% of Bass’ itemized contributions from individuals were from New Hampshire residents, including $5,000 from former governor Craig Benson. Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s leadership PAC also kicked in another $5,000 this quarter.

Itemized Contributions (NH) . . . . . . . . . . . $   52,160
Itemized Contributions (Outside NH) . . . . . . . $   38,150
Non-Itemized Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . $    4,273
Political Committees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  174,151
Candidate Contribution  . . . . . . . . . . . . . $        0
Candidate Loan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $        0
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  268,734
Cash On Hand  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  790,416