Bernie Sanders Raises $18.2 Million to Lead 2020 Democratic Fundraising
- Vermont senator benefits from donor network he built in 2016
- Presidential candidates must report no later than April 15
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Senator Bernie Sanders raised $18.2 million for his presidential bid in the first three months of the year, leveraging one of the biggest online donor lists in national politics to solidify his standing as the front-runner among declared 2020 Democratic candidates.
The Vermont senator has $28 million in the bank after carrying over a previous balance and transferring funds from another account, Faiz Shakir, Sanders’ campaign manager, told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. There were 900,000 individual donations in 41 days after Sanders formally entered the race, Shakir said, with an average donation of $20.