Thursday, February 21, 2008

With 816 individual supporters, O’Grady is real people’s choice

John O’Grady’s campaign for Franklin County Commissioner today announced another round of groundbreaking, people-driven fundraising with $79,260 raised since February 1, 2008. The campaign had an impressive $85,266 cash on hand. More importantly, the campaign announced over 816 individual contributions to John’s campaign for Commissioner.

“I am humbled by the outpouring of support we’ve received from folks across Central Ohio,” stated John O’Grady, endorsed Democrat for Franklin County Commissioner. “The people’s choice is clearly the new generation of leadership our campaign will bring to the Franklin County Commission.”

To date, individual contributions to John O’Grady have outpaced his opponent almost 8-to-1. O’Grady also outraised his opponent 8-to-1 since February 1st. O’Grady’s average contribution was a little over $300, while his opponent’s average haul was almost $1,000.