David Richter Raised $240,000 During the Fourth Quarter for CD2 Congressional Race; Starts 2020 With $515,000 Cash on Hand

AVALON, NJ – David Richter, the Republican candidate running to represent New Jersey’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, filed his fourth quarter 2019 financial report earlier today with the Federal Election Commission and announced raising $240,000 during the quarter and finishing the year with $515,000 cash-on-hand.

Richter brought in $40,000 from contributors during the quarter and added $200,000 of his own personal funds to the campaign.

Richter is challenging former Democrat Jeff Van Drew for the Republican nomination for the Second District seat.  “The citizens of South Jersey need a real Republican in Congress who will work hard for smaller government, lower taxes and secure borders, and who will fight to protect, not undermine, their constitutional rights.  Despite his recent switch to the Republican Party, Van Drew voted with Speaker Nancy Pelosi 91% of the time last year and with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 84% of the time.  He voted against the interests of small and family-owned businesses, against the interests of law-abiding gun owners, and against the interests of working families,” added Richter.

New Jersey’s Second Congressional District includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties as well as parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Ocean counties.  The Republican primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020.

Richter is the former CEO of global construction management firm Hill International.  A lifelong Republican, he grew up in and has spent most of his life living and working in South Jersey.  He earned two bachelor’s degrees and a law degree from Penn as well as master’s degrees from Oxford and Harvard.  Richter and his wife Michelle, who have been married for 20 years, are the parents of four daughters.