Candidate puts own money into 5th Congressional District race
Taylor Burks of Hartsburg, who has run unsuccessfully for for Congress in the past, loaned $900,000 to his campaign and donated $100,000 to help him go up against longtime congressional incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat. Two of Burks’ competitors in the Aug. 4 Republican primary ended the quarter with far less money but actually raised more in donations from individuals and political action committees. The "Money raised" reflects the amount of many raised for the candidate in this quarter, while "Cash on hand" is the accumulation of funds left that the candidate is able to spend.
A double bar graph showing Missouri district 5 campaign finances break down. The bars on the left of each canidate are the cash raised and the bar on the left is their cash on hand. Majority of canidates have over 200,000 in their quarter 1 finances while others have a couple thousand. Taylor Burks has the most on hand and raised in the quarter 1 breakdown with over $2 million total.
