Who doesn’t like who in MI-01?
Does Lon Johnson not like the people in MI-01 (where he is running for Congress despite not living there) or do the people MI-01 not like Lon Johnson? According to Johnson’s FEC campaign finance reports, only 14 percent of Johnson’s itemized contributions are from within MI-01. And less than half of all of his itemized contributions are even from within the state of Michigan.
So, which is it? Does Lonnie not like MI-01, or does MI-01 not like Lonnie?
NRCC Comment: “It’s not surprising that Lon Johnson has only received 14 percent of his campaign contributions from inside the district where he is running for Congress considering that he doesn’t even live there. Lon Johnson is nothing more than a calculating partisan hack running for office where he sees fit in an attempt to bring President Obama’s failed agenda to Northern Michigan.” -NRCC Spokesman Chris Pack
Background:
Out of District Money:
As of Sept. 30, 2015, only 14 percent of Johnson’s individual itemized contributions from inside Michigan’s 1st Congressional District
Federal Election Commission: As of Sept. 30, 2015, Johnson took $262,939 in individual campaign contributions. Of that amount, $35,960 came from donors within Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. As a percentage, 13.68 percent of Johnson’s individual itemized contributions came from within the District, meaning 86.32 percent came from out-of-district donors. (Source: Lon Johnson For Congress, 2015 October Quarterly, Federal Election Commission, filed Oct. 15, 2015)
Out of State Money:
As of Sept. 30, 2015, Johnson has taken 52 percent of his individual itemized campaign contributions from out-of-state donors
Federal Election Commission, Oct. 15, 2015: As of Sept. 30, 2015, Johnson took $262,939 in individual campaign contributions. Of that amount, $126,109 came from donors within Michigan addresses. As a percentage, 47.96 percent of Johnson’s itemized campaign contributions came from within Michigan, meaning 52.04 percent came from out-of-state donors. (Source: 2015 October Quarterly, Lon Johnson For Congress, Federal Election Commission, filed Oct. 15, 2015)