WASHINGTON -- Jeb Bush's presidential campaign announced Thursday it had raised a combined $114 million since the former governor of Florida began exploring a run for the White House earlier this year.
"Jeb is encouraged and grateful for the tremendous early support and enthusiasm his candidacy has generated since he launched his campaign," Woody Johnson, Bush's national finance chairman, said in a statement. "We are confident our campaign will have the resources needed to get Jeb’s conservative record, message and vision for the future out to voters across the country.”
Bush's campaign said it had raised $11.4 million in the 16 days since the governor announced his candidacy last month. The haul amounts to an average of $700,000 raised per day in the first two weeks of his official campaign. Aides to Bush did not yet disclose how much cash the candidate has on hand, nor did they share the number of donors who contributed to his fundraising total. Presidential candidates are required to report those details and other fundraising information to the FEC by July 15th.
Bush spent the first half of the year raising money for a super PAC that plans to support him independently as he continues to campaign for president. That group, called Right to Rise, released preliminary numbers Thursday showing it raised more than $103 million, with more than 9,900 donors contributing to the total. Of those donors, 9,400 donated $25,000 or less.
Bush's announcement follows disclosures by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who raised $51 million along with his allied super PACs, and Republican businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who raised more than $5 million along with her allied super PAC. A super PAC supporting Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) presidential candidacy announced Wednesday it had raised more than $16 million since April.
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