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Kendra S. Horn: I have had a situation where my opponent raised only 1 percent of his campaign funds in the district when I had raised…

On the recordJuly 20, 1998
I have had a situation where my opponent raised only 1 percent of his campaign funds in the district when I had raised 70 to 80 percent. I have to say: ``Where is the connection with the electorate? Do the candidates who raise 1% in the district just go to all the eastern cities? They go into the gentleman's territory and get the funds together $1,000 at a crack. I have seen candidates that go up and down the east coast, just as the easterners come out to Hollywood in the celebrity area, and they secure funds at $1,000 at a crack. It just seems to me there is a relationship in a democracy between, not only the voters in one's district and the sources who have provided the candidate with his real money? So I am willing to settle for 10 percent being raise in the district. I would prefer 50% or 100%. Ten percent would be a start.
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Kendra S. Horn
Oklahoma

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Discussing campaign fundraising and its connection to local voter engagement.

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