Roger Hannigan Gilson is reporting for the Times Union Democrat Pat Ryan massively outraised his Republican opponent Marc Molinaro last quarter as the two county executives enter the final month of campaigning before the August 23 special election. They are vying to fill the vacant 19th Congressional District seat, formerly held by Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado. Ryan, the Ulster County executive, raised nearly $1.1 million in the three months ending June 30, compared to the $471,000 raised by Dutchess County Executive Molinaro, according to Federal Elections Commission filings released late week. But because Molinaro started raising money before Ryan, he has a larger stockpile of money than his opponent. Molinaro filed his first set of contributions with the FEC in October and has raised a total of almost $1.5 million. The majority of each candidate’s fundraising came from individual contributions, each of them also received money from political action committees. Ryan raised just over $56,000 from political committees while Molinaro raised $48,000, which included $10,000 from a PAC connected to Peckham Industries, a mining and road-construction company in Greene County. Ryan and Molinaro are both raising money for the 19th district special election and the midterms, as well, with Ryan vying to represent the new 18th Congressional District and Molinaro looking to represent the new 19th district. Heading into the final month of campaigning, Molinaro has an advantage on spending, with just over $1 million cash on hand compared to $576,000 for Ryan. Read the full story in the Times Union.