PA15: Dem. Challenger Callahan Outpacing Incumbent Dent in Fundraising

[JPZenger]

http://blogs.mcall.com/penn_ave/2009/10/callahan-off-to-fast-fundraising-start.html

"Democrat John Callahan, challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent in the Lehigh Valley's 15th District, is off to a fast fundraising start, collecting about $345,000 in the three months that ended Sept. 30, according to his campaign.

Equally impressive is the figure his campaign says it has on hand: approximately $325,000. The total puts Callahan, Bethlehem's mayor, on solid financial footing with more than a year until the general election.

The sum reflects Callahan's standing locally and nationwide as the first legitimate Democratic contender for the seat since Dent arrived in Congress in 2005.... Dent, meanwhile, is expected to have raised upwards of $230,000 for the quarter, adding to the $337,000 that his campaign had in the bank through the end of June."