WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most recent campaign finance reports filed for congressional candidates shows incumbent Republican Juan Ciscomani with an almost three-to-one money edge over his Democratic challenger.
The quarterly report, filed Oct. 15, shows Ciscomani with $1.8 million in cash-on-hand, while Kirsten Engel has $640,143.70. Neither candidate is reporting any debt.
While Ciscomani has the edge when it comes to total cash at the ready, it was Engel who had the most success fund-raising in the third quarter, with both a larger total and more than double the amount coming from individuals.
Engel reports $420,472.05 in contributions in the third quarter, with $387,282.64 coming from individuals, and $36,632.26 from political action committees. Her campaign spent $135,194.37.
Ciscomani brought in $317,323.63 in the third quarter, with $179,363.01 coming from individuals and $129,800 from PACs. His campaign expended $200,455.41.
Ciscomani won election to the House of Representatives in Arizona’s 6th District in 2022, defeating Engel by 5,232 votes. The district includes portions of Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Pima and Pinal counties.
Since January, Ciscomani has raised nearly $2.3 million, 30th most of all incumbent members of the House regardless of party. The top two fund-raisers during that same time period are Republican Kevin McCarthy, at $14 million, and Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, at nearly $7.9 million.
Republican candidates nationwide are out-raising Democrats through the first nine months of the year. Republicans have raised $274.4 million while Democrats have raised $243.9 million.
