ROGAN, SCHIFF BUILDING COFFERS CAMPAIGN MAY BE COSTLIEST IN HOUSE HISTORY.Byline: Lee Condon Staff Writer In what may be the nation's costliest congressional contests, Republican Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . James Rogan has raised more than twice as much much money as Democratic state Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , the campaigns reported Tuesday. The Rogan campaign reported raising $2.7 million for his re-election bid in the congressional district Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes that includes Glendale and Burbank. That's more than double what Rogan raised for his entire 1998 re-election campaign and there are still more than 10 months to go before the general election. The Schiff campaign reported that the state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate has raised $1.1 million. ``This is potentially going to be the most expensive House race in the nation,'' said Jill Schroeder, press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Committee The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Republicans to that body. Its current chair is Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma. The NRCC was formed in 1866. . John Del Cecato, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (commonly referred to as the "D triple C," or the "D-Trip") is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. , said it's too soon to tell if the Rogan-Schiff matchup will break campaign spending records. However, although Rogan has raised twice as much as Schiff, Del Cecato said Schiff is doing great for a congressional challenger. ``It's an extraordinary amount of money for a challenger to have raised,'' Del Cecato said. Jeff Cronin, a spokesman for Common Cause, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that tracks campaign spending, predicts the Rogan-Schiff contest will be one of the most expensive House races ever. Together the candidates have already raised $3.8 million. With 10 months of fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. to go before the Nov. 7 election, they are in range of beating the $5.4 million spent in the November 1998 race between Rep. Loretta Sanchez Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. She currently represents the 47th Congressional District of California (map) in central Orange County. , D-Garden Grove, and former Rep. Bob Dornan, he said. The Sanchez-Dornan race was the most expensive competitive race in the 1998 campaign season. The Rogan-Schiff matchup is one of the most closely watched in the nation. Democrats recruited Schiff to challenge Rogan, who became a national Republican celebrity for his role as one of 13 House prosecutors in the impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. trial of President Clinton. In fund-raising Rogan has relied heavily on contributions from conservatives nationwide who supported removing the president from office. Rogan has appealed to them in mailers to help him defend his seat against an impeachment backlash. About 40,000 people or groups have contributed to his campaign. That's a major increase over the 3,000 who contributed in 1998. ``If I'm in the most expensive race ever, it's because the Left has made it that way,'' Rogan said. ``They declared war on me. Mr. Schiff has the pledges of a number of millionaires and billionaires that they will give him millions of dollars to beat me. I just have to do it the old-fashioned way with individual donors.'' But Schiff said Rogan has turned to contributors outside of his district because he can't finance his race locally. ``I'd rather have the race decided by local constituents,'' Schiff said. ``(Rogan) has to go to outside the district to find people who are anti-abortion and anti-gun control to prop himself up in a district that doesn't agree with him on those issues.'' Although he has criticized Rogan for soliciting so much money from outside the district, Schiff said he too has started a national fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported in order to stay competitive. Rogan's fund-raising strategy has been compared to the tactics used by Dornan, who relied heavily on small donations from conservatives nationwide to build a large war chest. However, such mass mailings are extremely expensive. Rogan may have raised $2.5 million to Schiff's $1.1 million, but Rogan has already spent $1.5 million. Rogan's campaign manager said he has $1 million cash on hand. That is only $300,000 more than the $700,000 cash on hand being reported by the Schiff campaign. Rogan said the steep mailing costs are an investment in his political future. ``You have to spend the money. These people will contribute repeatedly to your campaign. We went from having a donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) base of 3,000 in 1998 to 40,000 in this campaign. It's a wise investment politically,'' Rogan said. Voters will not get a final say in the Rogan-Schiff matchup until the November election. Rogan is running unopposed for the Republican nomination in the March 7 primary and Schiff is expected to easily secure the nomination over a one Democratic challenger. WAR CHESTS So far, Rep. James Rogan, R-Pasadena, and state Sen. Adam Schiff, D- Pasadena, have raised a combined $3.8 million in their contest for the 27th Congressional District. The following is a listing of the most expensive House campaigns in 1996 and 1998. Georgia Congressional District 6, 1996 - $6.8 million --House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) - $4.5 million* --Michael Coles (D) - $2.3 million Georgia Congressional District 6, 1998 - $6.55 million --Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) - $6.54 million* --Gary Pelphrey (D) - $11,232 California Congressional District 46, 1998 - $5.3 million --Former Rep. Bob Dornan (R) - $3.2 million --Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D) - $2.1 million* New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Congressional District 1, 1998, $4.1 million --Phillip Maloof (D) - $3.4 million --Rep. Heather Wilson Heather A. Wilson (born December 30 1960), is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Mexico's At-large congressional district. She is the first and so far only woman veteran elected to the United States Congress. (R) - $684,486* Missouri Congressional District 3, $2.65 million --Rep. Richard Gephardt (D) - $2.60 million* --Deborah Wheeleham (R) - $48,873 * denotes winner CAPTION(S): chart Chart: WAR CHESTS (see text) |
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