CQ Politics’ Money Top 10s: Biggest Cash Gainers The top 10 House cash-on-hand gainers
1) Raul Martinez, Democrat, Florida’s 21st District ($593,000 cash on hand; increase of $593,000)
2) Rep. Joe Sestak, Democrat, Pennsylvania’s 7th ($2.26 million cash on hand; increase of $549,000)
3) Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican, Florida’s 21st ($1.45 million cash on hand; increase of $547,000)
Diaz-Balart raised $614,000
first quarter of 2006
“DB Victory 2008,”
4) Rep. Patrick J. Murphy, Democrat, Pennsylvania’s 8th ($1.66 million cash on hand; increase of $487,000)
5) Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, Republican, Illinois’ 10th ($2.25 million cash on hand; increase of $462,000)
6) Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat, New York’s 20th ($2.47 million cash on hand; increase of $433,000)
7) Gerry Connolly, Democrat, Virginia’s 11th ($422,000 cash on hand; increase of $422,000)
) Anne M. Northup, Republican, Kentucky’s 3rd ($428,000 cash on hand; increase of $422,000)
9) Tom Manion, Republican, Pennsylvania’s 8th ($417,000 cash on hand; increase of $417,000)
10) John H. Adler, Democrat, New Jersey’s 3rd District ($1 million cash on hand; increase of $416,000)
Alex Knott contributed to this report