Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett — a Republican candidate for governor in Iowa — says he’s raised more than 800-thousand dollars in cash during the past three weeks, with additional “hard commitments” that push his total fundraising haul above a million dollars. Corbett says that makes him a “credible..contender” in his race against Governor Kim Reynolds.
Corbett aims to raise another million and says with that amount he’ll be able to run “a very strong and credible” challenge of Reynolds in the G-O-P Primary next June. Corbett challenged Reynolds to join him in refusing campaign donations from political action committees, federal lobbyists and special interest groups.
Reynolds campaign manager issued a statement, saying Reynolds is focused “on making our state’s future as bright as possible.” He said Reynolds is pleased to have the support of Iowa’s two U.S. Senators as well as hundreds of local volunteers who’ve agreed to be grassroots leaders for the campaign.
