Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raised practically $10 million since coming into the statewide race roughly 4 months in the past, in keeping with his marketing campaign.
Ramaswamy, who ran within the 2024 Republican Celebration presidential main before dropping out in mid-January final 12 months, introduced in $9.7 million since launching his gubernatorial run in late February, his marketing campaign mentioned in a launch on Tuesday.
“Elevating this historic quantity in simply 4 months sends a robust message: Ohioans are looking forward to daring, transformative management that may propel our state to new heights,” Ramaswamy’s marketing campaign supervisor, Jonathan Ewing, mentioned in an announcement.
“The outstanding surge of assist within the ultimate week of the quarter exceeded all expectations, proving that Vivek is uniting folks throughout the state and is able to usher in a brand new period of prosperity and alternative for each Ohioan,” Ewing added.
Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, formally launched his run for Ohio governor on Feb. 24. Previous to his marketing campaign, Ramaswamy was tapped by President Trump late final 12 months, alongside tech billionaire Elon Musk, to move the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
Ramaswamy, a Trump ally, departed DOGE in January.
Ramaswamy, who’s operating to succeed outgoing Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), was endorsed by both Trump and Musk, who’ve since clashed and recently reignited their feud.
Marketing campaign fundraising information are set to be public on July 30. Ramaswamy’s marketing campaign mentioned it has hosted over 50 fundraising occasions and collected greater than 40,000 donors.
Aside from Ramaswamy, former Ohio well being director Amy Acton is operating within the race as a Democrat. The Buckeye State’s Lawyer Basic Dave Yost launched his bid for the seat, however suspended his run in mid-Might after the state Republican Celebration endorsed Ramaswamy.