RELEASE: LEWIS TOPS $1 MILLION

Feb 1, 2018

Today, Jason Lewis for Congress announced his campaign for re-election raked in more than $1 million in 2017. Following the release of year-end finance reports, Jason Lewis for Congress Campaign Manager Becky Alery released the below statement:

“In his quest for re-election, Lewis set the bar high by raising more in 2017 than he did in the entire 2016 election cycle. Starting the 2018 election year with more than $700,000 cash on hand is a strong position to be in. We are grateful to the thousands of supporters in Minnesota’s Second District and across the state who are looking to send Lewis back to Washington for a second term.

“While discussing the financial and fundraising world, our search for questions for the Angie Craig campaign continue:

  • Craig released her 4th Quarter fundraising numbers, but actually announced her re-election attempt in July. How does a candidate touting a supposed groundswell of support fail to receive a single donation for almost three months after she announced she was running for Congress?
  • How can Craig claim, with a straight face, to be for getting money out of politics, all while:
    • She worked to steer $750,000 to lobbyists, candidates and special interests in order for her industry to get financial and policy benefits
    • She hauls in campaign dollars from every special interest possible?
    • She graciously accepts the support of the DCCC who are backing her over her opponent Jeff Erdmann largely because she has more fundraising capital for them to tap into.
  • While parading around during the 2016 cycle as a “former” medical device executive, her 2017 financial disclosures paint a different picture. Why did Craig tell Minnesotans she had cut ties with St. Jude’s when she clearly must have maintained a position there in order to take advantage of the buyout, leading to Craig collecting more than $3 million from St. Jude’s this year alone?

“With these questions and so many more, it should be no wonder that even her fellow Democrats are beginning to ask questions about Craig’s sincerity as a candidate since the very same DC interests who worked to rig the nomination for Hillary Clinton are looking to do the same right here in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District.”