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Marino leads 10th District GOP hopefuls in cash; more endorsements for Derk

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino has gotten off to a quick fundraising start in the 10th Congressional District, besting his Republican primary rivals in the first quarter of the year.

Marino, seen by many as the GOP front-runner to take on Congressman Chris Carney (D-10), raised about $110,00 since getting into the race in late January, according to campaign finance data. He finished March with about $73,000 in the bank. Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk, meanwhile, raised $18,000 during the period and finished with $11,000 on hand. And Luzerne County chiropractor David Madeira raised about $17,000, finishing with with almost $12,000 in his coffers.

Carney, a sophomore who Republicans tried to court to switch parties last year, raised another $238,000 during the quarter. He had $665,000 in cash on hand, according to his campaign finance report.

Though many high-level Republicans favor Marino, Derk has tried to show off a deeper level of local party support, something he continued to do Thursday with endorsements from state Representative Adam Harris (R-Juniata) and five current and former county commissioners in the district.

“I have known Malcolm for a long time,” Harris said in a statement. “He has the values that we desperately need in Washington. He will stand strong against government bailouts, massive government takeover bills, and will represent the people, not special interests.”

April 16, 2010 at 1:58 pm

--Dan Hirschhorn

Tags: Chris Carney, David Maderia, Malcolm Derk, PA-10, Tom Marino

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