PHELADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz is reaching deep into his well-tailored pockets to fund his Republican Senate campaign in Pennsylvania. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is still running laps around his Democratic opponents when it comes to campaign cash. And some other high-profile candidates are struggling to collect the dough needed to run in a state as vast as Pennsylvania.
Those details emerged in the latest round of federal fundraising reports, released late Monday and covering the final three months of 2021. They provided a snapshot of the candidates’ financial strength in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races, and our first detailed look at how the celebrity “Dr. Oz” is throwing his immense personal wealth into his first run for public office.
Here’s just some of what the reports reveal: