GOP congressional delegation raises more than $3 million in third quarter

Indiana Sen. Todd Young speaks to employees at Precise Tooling Solutions in Columbus Thursday afternoon. Photo by Mike Wolanin, The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Republican congressional delegation representing Columbus reported raising about $3.1 million during the third quarter of the year and now sits atop a collective war chest of more than $6.9 million.

Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, who is seeking re-election next year, raised by far the most among the delegation, which also includes Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, and Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana.

Friends of Todd Young Inc., Young’s campaign committee, reported around $2.73 million in receipts in its third quarter report, which runs from July 1 to Sept. 30, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Braun’s committee Mike Braun for Indiana reported $298,240 in receipts during the third quarter.

Pence, whose seat is up for re-election next year, reported that his committee Greg Pence for Congress reported about $158,695 in receipts during the same time period.

Overall, the delegation has reported a collective $8.48 million in receipts so far this year.

For the complete story, see Sunday’s Republic.