While Duck has to spend, Bartlett keeps cash close

Financially, Sixth District Rep. Roscoe Bartlett is far and away leading the pack in his bid for re-election.

The eight-term Republican took in $111,000 last year, with $60,000 from individual contributions, $49,000 from political action committees, and a few thousand dollars in expenditure refunds.

Likely Democratic nominee Andrew Duck raised well over $73,000 from almost $70,000 in individual contributions and $3,750 in donations from union PAC funds.

But while Bartlett barely opened his warchest, spending just $32,000, Duck’s comparatively competitive primary led him to spend more than twice that: almost $66,000.

As it stands now, Bartlett has $277,000 cash on hand, while Duck has only $10,500.

Yet Bartlett does not have an entirely clear path to the nomination. He has four primary challengers, all but one lacking serious campaigns.

Joe Krystoforski, a retired management consultant who resides on the Eastern Shore, has self-funded $36,000, and spent $43,000 – more than Bartlett. Krystoforski, As of the Jan. 23 filing date, he was left with less than $900 cash on hand.

On the Democratic side, former Frederick Mayor Jennifer Dougherty raised $19,000, and spent all but $782. Robin Deibert, raised $22,000, largely off of loans to herself. She has also spent little – $5,200 – and is the Democratic candidate with the most cash on hand: $17,000.