Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s reelection campaign on Thursday released information about a record-breaking month of fundraising.
Driven by grassroots email and text-banking efforts by staff and volunteers, the campaign raised a total of over $110,000 from 747 individual contributors in April. Impressively, 93% of donations were less than $100 and 89% of donations were less than $50.
The Woodfin campaign has now raised over $1.3 million so far this cycle, the most of any Birmingham mayoral candidate in history.
In addition to strong grassroots fundraising, more than 300 people signed up to volunteer for the first time last month, 98% of whom were from Birmingham.
“Last month’s success in grassroots fundraising reflects the growth of energy and enthusiasm from the people of Birmingham to continue the work we’ve started,” said Woodfin in a statement. “Our supporters and volunteers are getting involved because they recognize the importance of our mission: reimagined public safety, renewed commitment to our neighborhoods, and realized economic potential.”
Other Birmingham mayoral candidates include former Mayor William Bell, Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales and local businessman Chris Woods.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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