As second quarter campaign fundraising numbers pour in from around the country Connecticut State Representative and Senate candidate William Tong is making a huge splash with his impressive second quarter haul. Competing with Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Tong drew in $550,000 before the June 30th deadline as reported by Politico.To put that in perspective, front runners Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz raised net contributions of $1,029,436 and $500,851 respectively in the first 90 days of 2011. Tong’s numbers come from a period of only 53 days since he announced his bid on May 8th. Murphy and Bysiewicz have yet to release second quarter totals and have until the July 15th deadline to do so.
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