Just days before the January 2022 campaign finance reporting deadline, Bowie Mayor Tim Adams, a wealthy businessman and one of two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for comptroller, dumped more than $1.8 million of his own money into his campaign coffers. It put him slightly ahead of his opponent, Del. Brooke E. Lierman (D-Baltimore City), a dogged fundraiser, in cash on hand.
Six months later, Adams hasn’t added a dime of his own money to his campaign account, while Lierman has continued to raise money steadily, except when she was banned from doing so during the three-month General Assembly session. Five weeks before the July 19 primary, she now has the fatter war chest.
Given Adams’ personal fortune, Lierman’s financial advantage could be ephemeral. It all depends on whether Adams is willing to invest more of his money in what appears to be an uphill race.
But Lierman’s take between April 12, the day after the legislative session ended, and June 7, was impressive: She raised $400,590 and ended the reporting period with $1,510,097 on hand. Adams, by contrast, reported $965,812 in the bank.
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