Fundraising has slowed as independent Sen. Kyrsten Sineman runs for re-election in Arizona, according to a new campaign finance report filed Tuesday night.
The first-term senator raked in just $595,000 in the final three months of the year, a marked drop from the third quarter, when he earned $826,000.
Every quarter of 2023, Cinema’s campaign fundraising has declined. But he still has millions to spend on a potential re-election bid, with $10.6 million in his December campaign account. did not start the campaign with the same cash reserves as Sinema.
Sineman has until 2024 to make his decision — Arizona’s deadline to file isn’t until April. But his opponents are already filling their election coffers.
Although they have yet to file their fundraising reports, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego’s campaign announced earlier this month that he raised $3.3 million in his most recent fundraising quarter, announcing Republican Kari Lake. It raised $2.1 millionAccording to Politico.
About half of Sinema’s revenue in the fourth quarter came from individual donors. The rest came from LTMQIBs and other fundraising committees.
Former Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman’s dormant Senate campaign committee and an affiliated PAC donated $9,000 to Sinema. And his filing included at least one show of support from a Senate colleague: New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s New Direction PAC contributed $5,000.
The Arizona senator spent nearly $800,000 in the last three months of 2023. Security costs made up a significant portion of his expenses, including $185,000 in security, plus an additional $77,000 for a security car at a Scottsdale Chevrolet dealership.
Cinema also spent another $140,000 on digital advertising and an attendant for a digital advertising company, about $36,000 in lodging and $19,000 in airfare.