July 15, 2008 - 11:15

Without a challenger, Fattah still brings in PAC money

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Philadelphia) collected $26,000 in contributions for his re-election during the second quarter, even as his underdog Republican opponent dropped out of the race, according to campaign finance reports released today.

The latest haul means that Fattah has collected more than $163,000 during an election cycle in which his victory was all but assured from the beginning. Democrats far outnumber Republicans in his 2nd Congressional District.

Almost all of the money raised in the most recent quarter came from political action committees and organizations, with only one individual contribution of $2,000. Major contributors included the Airline Pilots Association with $2,500, the Washington-based American Association for Justice with $3,000 and the Engineers Political Education Committee with $5,000.

Needing little, if any money for actual campaigning, Fattah's campaign has spread the money around. He gave $10,000 last month to Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown's PAC, as well as $2,500 to the Montgomery County Democratic Committee in May.

Dan Hirschhorn is a PolitickerPA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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