Graham Balch Exceeds $100,000 in Fundraising
April 6, 2010
ATLANTA – State Senate Candidate Graham Balch’s campaign reported receiving 151 contributions totaling $31,761 in the first quarter of 2010 bringing Balch’s total to $104,185 and 419 contributions through his March 31st financial disclosure. Balch’s campaign has $75K cash on hand to his opponent’s $1.5K.
To date, Graham Balch’s state senate campaign has raised more money than his opponent from African-Americans, Asians, Caucasians, Hispanics, Atlanta residents, East Point residents, business leaders, lawyers, educators and the LGBT community. Highlighting the diversity of Balch’s growing support are contributions from his opponent’s African-American city council representative in East Point and Balch’s LGBT city council representative in Atlanta.
State Senate Candidate Graham Balch commented “In this difficult economic environment, quite honestly, I have found fundraising difficult. It is only through the help of Atlanta and East Point residents who want more effective representation in the state senate that we have been able to achieve our fundraising success to date. Going forward, I am confident that with their help we can raise the money we need to win this election. As I have said from the beginning, united we succeed.”
Graham Balch, a life-long resident of Atlanta, is currently an award-winning biology teacher at Grady High School in the Atlanta Public Schools. Prior to becoming a teacher, he served in the Peace Corps and worked for several years in business, including as the CEO of a small company. He has also served on his neighborhood board and NPU-E, and is currently an elected post seat holder with the Fulton County Democratic Party.
Balch is focused on improving our public education, getting our economy back on track, making our communities safer, and improving health care for everyone. For all of the latest campaign developments, please visit http://grahambalch.com/
Link to Balch March 31, 2010 Disclosure with the Georgia Ethics Commission
