Armstrong far outraises Mund in North Dakota congressional race

Current marketing campaign finance experiences point out Armstrong has greater than $1.8 million to Mund’s $77,790 — the primary official comparability of the 2 candidates’ fundraising efforts. Armstrong has spent about $1.47 million. Mund has spent $6,318.

Armstrong’s fundraising complete dates to Jan. 1, 2021, and consists of roughly $478,000 raised from July 1-Sept. 30, the identical interval as all of Mund’s fundraising.

She introduced her candidacy in early August, and submitted sufficient signatures to make the November poll in September. Shortly beforehand, Democrat Mark Haugen suspended his marketing campaign, citing strain from social gathering leaders. He and Armstrong oppose abortion. Mund has cited supporting abortion rights as one of many causes for her candidacy. 

Armstrong and Mund have debated 3 times, as lately as final week, a debate wherein marketing campaign donations and political motion committees had been a subject.

Armstrong mentioned he is “raised some huge cash from particular person North Dakota donors. I elevate cash from worker PACs. I elevate cash all throughout the spectrum, whether or not it is automobile sellers, agriculture, oil and fuel,” however added he has “no thought” how a lot got here from North Dakotans.

Mund mentioned $1 million of Armstrong’s beforehand reported $1.4 million of donations is from 571 PACs, citing her evaluate of his filings.

“Protecting in thoughts, who’s he representing: Is it the folks of North Dakota or it giant companies?” she mentioned.

Armstrong mentioned the PACs are worker PACs of firms akin to Microsoft, Basin Electrical and Continental Assets. 

“All of these folks make use of and work and assist to make North Dakota a greater place. I am pleased with that. I proceed to work onerous,” he mentioned. “I work in direction of good coverage, and I am pleased with the truth that we’ve got an excellent fundraising report.”

Mund mentioned she is accepting cash from particular person donors and acknowledged Armstrong “will outspend me.”

“It will have been so much simpler to go together with a celebration. It will have been so much simpler to take that PAC cash, however the straightforward highway isn’t all the time the honorable highway,” she mentioned.

All of Mund’s donations had been from people; about $205,000 of Armstrong’s $477,771 in third-quarter donations had been from people, in keeping with disclosure experiences. 

One in all Mund’s high donations was from Ellen Chaffee, the 2012 Democratic-NPL nominee for lieutenant governor and co-chair of the 2018 Ethics Fee poll measure.