2020 Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang raised $16.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2019, his campaign said Thursday, while fellow longshot candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) announced that she raked in $3.4 million.
Yang’s numbers are a boost from the $10 million he raised in the third quarter.
“At every turn in this race, Andrew Yang continues to exceed expectations whether it’s in terms of grassroots fundraising, making the debates, early state polling, or the ability to draw big crowds,” Yang’s campaign chief Nick Ryan said in a statement on the fundraising numbers.
“What we have achieved together to date through the humanity first values of this campaign, now sets us up to compete through the early-state primaries, Super Tuesday, and beyond.”
The campaign said that in total, 400,000 donors have contributed more than one million donations since the entrepreneur announced his long shot bid for the presidency in November 2017.
Meanwhile, Gabbard announced that she had raised $3.4 million in the final quarter of 2019, leaving her miles behind the top tier of candidates in the race in terms of fundraising.
Tulsi GabbardREUTERSThe Hawaii Democrat did, however, raise slightly more than she had in the third quarter — at the time, she brought in $3 million.
Gabbard’s campaign said they raised about $1.2 million in December.
Both Yang and Gabbard trail far behind the leading candidates in the field.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) announced Thursday that he raised $34.5 million last quarter, while former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million.
None of the Democrats thus far have held a candle to President Trump’s campaign war chest. The commander in chief announced that he brought in $46 million this quarter, outpacing every other candidate in the race.




