A democratic socialist councilwoman running for mayor in Washington, D.C., has broken fundraising records set by the current occupant of the office mere hours after launching her campaign, the Washington Examiner reported.
Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George has reportedly raised enough to receive public financing, breaking the record set by current D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Bowser announced last week that she would not seek a fourth term.
“DC, I’m so grateful! Thanks to your support, we qualified for public financing in just 4 hours and set a record in qualifying for Fair Elections with more than 1,000 DC donors,” Lewis George wrote on X Monday afternoon.
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