Finance reports show 23rd District race is financially competitive

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Jerry Zremski

WASHINGTON – A financially competitive congressional race is shaping up in the Southern Tier’s 23rd Congressional District, as Democrat Martha Robertson reported raising $330,366 between January and March while the incumbent, Republican Rep. Tom Reed of Corning, raised $387,323.

Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday showed that Reed has raised much more than Robertson for the complete 2014 campaign cycle – $1.85 million versus $1.04 million – but he’s also spending his campaign cash at a far faster rate. As a result, Reed said he had $1.08 million left in his campaign account as of March 31, which is only about $262,000 more than Robertson.

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