Heaney Says He’s Raised $1M

Republican congressional hopeful Andrew Heaney on Tuesday announced he has $761,600 in cash on hand after raising $363,250 in the most recent fundraising quarter.

Heaney, a businessman from Millbrook, has raised more than $1 million in the effort to win the 19th congressional district in the Hudson Valley.

Incumbent Republican Rep. Chris Gibson is retiring at the end of the year as he considers a run for governor in 2018.

Heaney’s donations have come from 267 individual donors, with no personal contributions, his campaign said.

“As a first time candidate, I’m immensely appreciative and frankly humbled by the outpouring of support our campaign has received,” Heaney said. “People throughout the district believe, like I do, that we need to change the culture in Washington and finally end the domination of lobbyists and career politicians.”

Heaney has received support from a super PAC, The New York Jobs Council, which he has contributed to before formally launching his campaign. The PAC has concentrated on criticizing the candidacy of former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, another Republican candidate in the crowded GOP field for the nomination in the 19th congressional district.