By James Bell
Hays Post

In a race that is drawing national attention, First District Congressional candidate Roger Marshall, (R-Great Bend) running as a challenger to Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Fowler), once again had a good showing in fundraising efforts in quarterly reports. The latest figures were released Thursday by the Federal Elections Commission.

Marshall raised over $158,000 in the third quarter. The second quarter fundraising filings were slightly higher at over $184,000. Marshall reported a total $261,405.55 raised so far in the election cycle. Marshall’s current cash on hand was listed at $192,485.83.

While the effectiveness of Marshall’s fundraising efforts may be surprising to some, most of the money has been coming from individual Kansans, unlike that of the incumbent.

Huelskamp’s fundraising efforts in the past quarter have yet to be released; however, July filings for his campaign show many donations coming from outside the state, while Marshall is keeping his fundraising close to home, generally through individual donors in Kansas, rather than Political Action Committees or large corporations.

Marshall’s October filing can be found here.