GOP’s Yoder raises $508K in October in hot Kan. 3rd district race

Congressman Yoder meeting with voters in Shawnee earlier this month

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder raised more than $508,000 in cash contributions in October for his re-election in the 3rd Congressional District of Kansas.

The fundraising came as the national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was spending nearly $1.1 million to help Democratic challenger Jay Sidie.

Federal Election Commission reports also showed Monday that a Republican super-PAC has spent more than $734,000 to help Yoder.

But Yoder also is fundraising aggressively. He’s raised about $328,000 since Oct. 20, and the total includes more than $67,000 from fellow Republicans in the House or Senate.

Sidie has raised more than $105,000 in October. His total includes $15,000 from House Democrats.

Democrats see Yoder as vulnerable because he’s backing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and because Republican Gov. Sam Brownback faces a political backlash.