Ariél Zangla reports in The Daily Freeman that Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck and Brian Flynn of Elka Park raised more money in 2017 than Rep. John Faso in their efforts to unseat the Kinderhook Republican in the November election. One other of the six Democrats vying to take on Faso, Patrick Ryan of Gardiner, was close behind Faso's fundraising totals. The six Democrats are in a June 26 primary, to see who will face Faso in the Nov. 6 general election. Here are the totals for 2017 fundraising for all seven candidates:
• Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck, $1.5 million;
• Brian Flynn of Elka Park, $1.25 million;
• John Faso of Kinderhook, $1,193,935.93;
• Patrick Ryan of Gardiner, $906,978.88;
• David Clegg of Woodstock, $485,795.20;
• Gareth Rhodes of Kerhonkson, $450,338.54;
• Jeffrey Beals of Woodstock, $174,442.85.
The 19th Congressional District represents all of Greene, Columbia, Ulster, Sullivan, Delaware, Schoharie and Otsego counties; most of Dutchess County; parts of Rensselaer and Montgomery counties; and a small piece of Broome County. Read the full story in The Daily Freeman.