Wisconsin secretary of state outraised by GOP opponent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s longtime Democratic secretary of state mentioned Thursday he’s not fearful a couple of Republican opponent outraising him greater than 6-to-1, saying he’s not soliciting donations as a result of he doesn’t imagine in “big-money spending.”

Wisconsin’s secretary of state has been a sleepy place for many years, devoid of almost any official obligations, however Republicans operating this yr need to give it election duties at present held by a bipartisan fee. Doug La Follette, the 82-year-old Democratic incumbent since 1983, opposes giving the workplace oversight of elections.

His highest-profile Republican opponent, state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, mentioned Thursday that she had raised $98,000 over the primary half of the yr in her bid to knock off La Follette.

La Follette advised The Related Press that he hasn’t solicited donations from anybody as a result of he doesn’t imagine in “big-money spending” on campaigns. Nonetheless, La Follette mentioned he raised about $15,000, a paltry quantity for a statewide race.

La Follette mentioned he is not fearful about Loudenbeck’s fundraising as a result of “that is how individuals marketing campaign” and other people do not desire a politician operating Wisconsin elections.

Sachin Chheda, a marketing campaign guide for La Follette’s Democratic main opponent, Alexia Sabor, declined to launch her numbers on Thursday.

Different Republican candidates, Jay Schroeder and Justin Schmidtka, didn’t instantly return messages.

The first is Aug. 9.

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This story has been up to date to right the spelling of the marketing campaign guide’s identify. It’s Sachin Chheda not Chedda.