In the race for James Marzilli's state Senate seat, Ken Donnelly raised significantly more money than his opponent in the Democratic primary, Jack Hurd, relying significantly on his ties to firefighter unions across the country, according to campaign finance reports.

[img_assist|nid=337|title=Ken Donnelly|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=124|height=180]But, with just a week until that primary, Hurd has more cash on hand than Donnelly.

Donnelly raised over $108,000 since the beginning of the year, compared to Hurd's $41,000. However, Donnelly spent nearly $100,000 of that money, leaving him with $12,000 cash on hand going into Tuesday's primary. After spending just less than $28,000 so far this year, Hurd has nearly $13,500 left in his bank account.

A 35-year Lexington fireman, Donnelly relied heavily on his ties to labor unions in his fundraising. At least 62 firefighter organizations contributed to Donnelly's war chest, and he raked in more than $35,000 from their donations. Among the biggest contributors, the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts gave Donnelly $5,000 as did the International Association of Firefighters Washington, D.C., office.

San Francisco's Firefighters Local 798 gave him $1,000, and the Professional Firefighters of Utah contributed $500.

In contrast, Hurd received no contributions from labor[img_assist|nid=401|title=Jack Hurd|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=143|height=156] organizations. He has contributed almost $7,000 to his own campaign fund, while Donnelly contributed $500 to his campaign.

Donnelly also reported a $500 contribution from the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. The committee did not contribute to Hurd, according his report.

The two campaigns spent their money in different ways. Of his nearly $100,000 in total expenditures, Donnelly spent $28,500 on "consulting services," including $21,500 to Cence Cincotti strategies and $6,000 to the Scannell Group. The rest of Donnelly's expenditures were for campaign materials, office space, advertisements, fundraisers and mailings.

None of Hurd's nearly $28,000 in expenditures went to consultants. His funds also went to office space, mailings, fundraisers and campaign literature.