{"id":1967380,"date":"2023-07-08T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-challenger-kellen-curry-announces-200k-fundraising-quarter\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T14:52:23","slug":"george-santos-challenger-kellen-curry-announces-200k-fundraising-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-challenger-kellen-curry-announces-200k-fundraising-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellen Curry, George Santos&#8217; opponent, raises $200k in fundraising quarter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-santos-challenger-kellen-curry-announces-200k-fundraising-quarter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Republican Challenger Raises Over $200,000 in First Quarter<\/h2>\n<p>A Republican challenger has emerged to take on indicted Rep. George Santos (R-NY), and their campaign is off to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-looks-to-beat-china-in-tech-war-approves-250-billion-for-research-and-development\/\" title=\"Senate Looks To Beat China In Tech War, Approves 0 Billion For Research And Development\">strong start<\/a>. In just the second quarter of the year, the candidate, Kellen Curry, an Afghanistan Veteran and former vice president at J.P. Morgan, has managed to raise over $200,000 from more than 500 donors. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-challenger-kellen-curry-announces-200k-fundraising-quarter\/\" title=\"Kellen Curry, George Santos' opponent, raises 0k in fundraising quarter.\">impressive fundraising effort showcases<\/a> the candidate&#8217;s determination and support from the community.<\/p>\n<h3>Aiming for Victory<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;We knew we had to demonstrate strength right out of the gate,&#8221; Curry stated proudly. &#8220;I am humbled by the hundreds of people who have contributed to our campaign, bringing us closer to our ultimate goal of winning this race and serving the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Santos finds himself in a difficult position financially. According to Federal Election Commission records, he only has $25,096 on hand as of April 1. This stark contrast in funding highlights the growing momentum behind Curry&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>Charges and Controversy Surrounding Santos<\/h3>\n<p>Santos is currently facing serious federal charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-california-rep-tj-cox-indicted-for-fraud-faces-up-to-55-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Former Democratic California Rep. TJ Cox Indicted For Fraud, Faces Up To 55 Years In Prison\">including wire fraud<\/a>, money laundering, theft of public funds, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> to the House of Representatives. Despite pleading not guilty, his reputation has been tarnished, and even Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has distanced himself from Santos, stating that he will not support his reelection.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats have also taken action, attempting to force a vote on a resolution to expel Santos from the House. Although the resolution was tabled, it has been referred to the House Ethics Committee for further investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Ethics Committee&#8217;s Inquiries<\/h3>\n<p>The Ethics Committee has been actively investigating Santos, issuing over 30 subpoenas and more than 40 voluntary requests for information. In a rare statement, the committee&#8217;s chairman and ranking member acknowledged the risks associated with dual investigations and assured that they are in communication with the Department of Justice to safeguard the integrity of the House.<\/p>\n<p>As the race heats up and the investigations continue, Curry&#8217;s strong fundraising efforts and commitment to serving the people make him a formidable challenger to Santos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican challenger to Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who is facing indictment, raised over $200,000 from 500+ donors in his first quarter as a candidate. Kellen Curry, an Afghanistan Veteran and former J.P. Morgan VP, announced his challenge to Santos in April. The campaign shared this fundraising milestone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1967381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}