Altmire has almost $1M

Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) has raised more than $1.2 million in campaign cash since winning a second term in 2008, and has spent lightly, leaving him with almost $980,000 in cash on hand at the end of 2009, according to campaign finance data.

Altmire’s campaign committee brought in about $342,000 during the least three months of last year, putting him ahead of the pace he set last cycle.

With it seeming less and less likely that Altmire will face a primary challenge, his fourth-quarter numbers indicate that he’ll have plenty of cash to defend his job against former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, a Republican who’s expected to run.