The Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, headed into 2022 with $13.4 million in his campaign account, a state record for a candidate heading into an election year.
, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, headed into 2022 with $13.4 million in his campaign account, a state record for a candidate heading into an election year.
Shapiro, whose campaign report was posted online by the state after Monday night's reporting deadline, is, getting endorsements from its state committee, top officials and biggest allies, including the AFL-CIO. He reported raising $13.4 million in 2021, boosted by labor unions and big checks in a state that puts no limits on individual contributions., while donors who gave at least $50,000 kicked in more than $5.4 million.
The most a gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania has carried into an election year was $12.5 million by Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell in 2006, according to state campaign finance records. The most a gubernatorial candidate carried into an election year for an open seat was Gov. Tom Wolf’s $11.8 million in 2014.
The double-digits deep field of Republican candidates vying for the party's nomination reported relatively anemic fundraising through Dec. 31, producing totals that are well behind where candidates were at the same point in 2018 and 2014.