BEND, OR — Senator Jeff Merkley’s re-election campaign said Monday it will report that the Oregon Democrat raised $1.2 million during the latest fundraising period. The new cash, raised since May 1st, brings Merkley’s total 2nd Quarter fundraising to $1.8 million when combined with money he raised in April. The campaign says the report will be filed soon with the Federal Election Commission.
Merkley will face Republican challenger Monica Wehby, a Portland neurosurgeon, in the November election. Merkley is the favorite in a strongly Democratic state, but he has been fighting aggressively to hold onto the seat for a second term.
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