Charles Barron reports $17K, mostly from Barrons
Charles Barron announcing his run for Congress. Reid Pillifant
10:33 am Feb. 1, 2012
City Councilman Charles Barron dusted off the campaign account from his last congressional challenge in 2006, and filed a year-end report last night for his current campaign against longtime incumbent Ed Towns.
Barron, who announced his second campaign for Brooklyn's tenth congressional district in late November, reported raising $17,615 from five donors.
Barron contributed $8,625, and his wife, Assemblywoman Inez Barron, gave $4,100.
As expected, Barron's fund-raising puts him at a distant third among the three candidates. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reported $235,000 in cash on hand yesterday, and Towns reported having $162,000.
But Barron has repeatedly downplayed the importance of fund-raising in the race. In 2006, he raised just $132,000 over the course of his campaign and finished 8 points behind Towns, who raised $1.3 million.
