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| Delaney, Hoeber hold large cash advantages in Md. 6th District primaries | Delaney, Hoeber hold large cash advantages in Md. 6th District primaries |
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| Two candidates in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) and Republican Amie Hoeber, hold overwhelming fundraising advantages in their party primaries, according to new campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission. | |
| Delaney, seeking a third term, reported first-quarter contributions of $63,750 and $273,406 in cash on hand. These are relatively modest numbers for a candidate who spent about $4 million of his own money on his first two races. | |
| [Delaney makes transition from financier to life as Congressman] | |
| One outlay in this week’s report stands out: $16,900 to SKD Knickerbocker, the political media company, for digital advertising and the truck billboard that circled the Maryland State House last month, calling on Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to take a position on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. | |
| Delaney spent more on the Hogan billboard than his Democratic primary opponent will probably muster for his entire campaign. Mortgage loan officer Tony Puca said Friday he has raised about $2,500 — below the $5,000 threshold that triggers a requirement to report to the FEC. | Delaney spent more on the Hogan billboard than his Democratic primary opponent will probably muster for his entire campaign. Mortgage loan officer Tony Puca said Friday he has raised about $2,500 — below the $5,000 threshold that triggers a requirement to report to the FEC. |
| [Md. Republicans still eyeing Delaney’s seat] | [Md. Republicans still eyeing Delaney’s seat] |
| Hoeber, a defense consultant and former Army deputy undersecretary, reported $21,134 in contributions and $77,245 in cash remaining from fundraising in 2015. She also loaned her campaign $150,000 in personal funds, adding to the $200,000 she had already put in last year. | Hoeber, a defense consultant and former Army deputy undersecretary, reported $21,134 in contributions and $77,245 in cash remaining from fundraising in 2015. She also loaned her campaign $150,000 in personal funds, adding to the $200,000 she had already put in last year. |
| But the real wind under Hoeber’s wings comes from Maryland USA, the super PAC established by her husband, former Qualcomm executive Mark Epstein. Epstein, the PAC’s principal donor, has contributed $1.8 million — of which $830,000 so far has gone to advertising, polling and mail on Hoeber’s behalf. | But the real wind under Hoeber’s wings comes from Maryland USA, the super PAC established by her husband, former Qualcomm executive Mark Epstein. Epstein, the PAC’s principal donor, has contributed $1.8 million — of which $830,000 so far has gone to advertising, polling and mail on Hoeber’s behalf. |
| Federal law bars any coordination between super PACs and campaigns. In an interview last December and another Friday evening, Hoeber said she has no specific knowledge of her husband’s activities with Maryland USA. | Federal law bars any coordination between super PACs and campaigns. In an interview last December and another Friday evening, Hoeber said she has no specific knowledge of her husband’s activities with Maryland USA. |
| “It’s nothing I have any control over. I’m entirely away from it,” said Hoeber, who lives a few doors away from Delaney in the Bradley Hills neighborhood of Potomac, which lies outside the 6th congressional district, in the 8th. The 6th district includes parts of Potomac and stretches west along Maryland’s panhandle to the borders with Pennsylvania and West Virginia. | |
| Hoeber’s seven opponents trail significantly in fundraising. Businessman Frank Howard’s filing was not yet posted on the FEC site Friday evening. He said it would show first quarter contributions of $26,600 and $25,000 cash on hand. Washington County Commissioner Terry Baker collected $11,214 and reports cash on hand of $1,933. | Hoeber’s seven opponents trail significantly in fundraising. Businessman Frank Howard’s filing was not yet posted on the FEC site Friday evening. He said it would show first quarter contributions of $26,600 and $25,000 cash on hand. Washington County Commissioner Terry Baker collected $11,214 and reports cash on hand of $1,933. |
| Attorney and ballot measure activist Robin Ficker reported no contributions and $40,695 in operating expenses supported by almost $41,000 in personal loans. Del. David E. Vogt III (R), Montgomery Village bioscientists Scott Cheng, Marine veteran Christopher Mason and Gaithersburg accountant Harold Painter had not filed reports as of Friday evening. | Attorney and ballot measure activist Robin Ficker reported no contributions and $40,695 in operating expenses supported by almost $41,000 in personal loans. Del. David E. Vogt III (R), Montgomery Village bioscientists Scott Cheng, Marine veteran Christopher Mason and Gaithersburg accountant Harold Painter had not filed reports as of Friday evening. |