[img_assist|nid=1707|title=Congressional candidate Mike Coffman|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=139|height=185]Sixth Congressional District Republican Mike Coffman will report raising more than $300,000 for the second quarter of 2008, his campaign announced Tuesday.

Coffman manager Dustin Zvonek told PolitickerCO.com that the campaign is still tabulating exact numbers for 2Q fundraising.

Federal candidates have until July 15 to submit 2Q fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission.

But already the campaign has easily bested Coffman's 1Q haul of $244,239, the campaign said in a release sent out Tuesday afternoon. Zvonek added that "the vast majority" of contributions is for the CO-6 Republican primary.

"The fact that each quarter we have been able to surpass our fundraising total from the previous reporting period is very encouraging," Zvonek said in the release. "These strong numbers will ensure we have the resources needed to make a strong push in the final six weeks of the campaign."

Told of Coffman's announcement Tuesday, Jack Stansbery, manager for CO-6 GOP candidate Wil Armstrong responded that, "Mike's been raising money as a politician for, you know, roughly 20 years. So I'm not surprised that he's able to rely on his politcial network to raise money."

Stansbery declined to comment on Armstrong's 2Q fundraising.

The campaigns of other two CO-6 GOP candidates, state Sens. Ted Harvey (R-Highlands Ranch) and Steve Ward (R-Littleton), did not respond to e-mails sent Tuesday afternoon seeking comment.