Buttigieg also has used his campaign funds more sparingly than rivals, according to a recent filing from the Federal Election Commission.
Pete Buttigieg, the latest Democrat to launch a full-fledged 2020 presidential campaign, raised $1 million just hours after announcing his official bid, according to his spokeswoman.
The fundraising haul, shared Sunday by Buttigieg’s team after his announcement speech, provides the latest data point indicating the South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s growing profile on the national stage in the few months since entering the contest as a relative unknown.
In the 24 hours after launching an exploratory committee in late January, for instance, Buttigieg raised about $120,000, according to spokeswoman Lis Smith. But after his campaign launch Sunday, Buttigieg collected seven figures in donations in about four hours, the campaign said.
Buttigieg, the youngest of the 18-plus confirmed candidates to join the race against President Donald Trump, had already reported raising over $7 million in the first fundraising quarter during his «exploratory» campaign phase.
