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FORT WAYNE — Dr. Tom Hayhurst holds a slight lead over U.S. Rep. Mark Souder in campaign cash, Hayhurst says in a news release.
Hayhurst is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran against Souder and lost in 2006.
Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show that on Dec. 31, Hayhurst’s campaign had $170, 949 in cash, compared to Souder’s $165,697.
Souder may have to spend some of his money in a primary fight. He faces opposition from Phil Troyer of Fort Wayne as well as two DeKalb County residents, Rachel Grubb of Auburn and Charles Newman of Garrett.
Troyer, a Westview High School graduate, worked on the staff of former Congressman Dan Coats and ran for Congress in the 1990 Republican primary, finishing second.
Grubb and Newman are new to political campaigning. Newman plans a formal announcement of his campaign in Garrett next week.
The latest Federal Election Commission reports do not include any information about the finances of Troyer, Newman or Grubb. Only Hayhurst and Souder are listed among candidates in the 3rd District of Indiana.
Hayhurst’s report says he has received $164,023 in individual contributions and $16,300 from political action committees. He has spent $14,274.
Hayhurst’s largest individual donations include 25 gifts of $2,400. Nearly all of his contributors live in the Fort Wayne area. His list includes two donors from Auburn, two from Angola, one from Ligonier and one from Rome City, all at $551 or less.
Hayhurst also received $2,500 apiece from the Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee and the United Steelworkers Political Action Fund.
Souder’s list shows $176,212 in contributions from individuals and $150,539 from political action committees or similar committees. His report says he spent $181,474 in 2009.
Souder’s largest contributions are $5,000 each from political action committees of the American Dental Association, Lockheed-Martin Corp., ITT Corp., BAE Systems Inc., AT&T and Raytheon.
His individual donors for last year include three from Angola and one each from Auburn, Topeka and Wolcottville, the largest at $1,100.
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