Hulburd puts $500K into his campaign

Democratic nominee in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District Jon Hulburd.

Jon Hulburd is spending like a man who believes he has a chance to win.

The Democrat contributed $250,000 to his campaign for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District on Oct. 25, the second such contribution of that amount he’s made in the final weeks of the election season.

Hulburd, an attorney whose wife’s family owns household products giant SC Johnson, wrote the first quarter-million dollar check to his campaign on Oct. 8, according to a recent campaign finance report.

The contributions put Hulburd’s total fundraising for the campaign cycle at more than $1.5 million.

“Jon’s personal investment shows he’s not beholden to anyone and will be an independent voice for Arizona,” said Hulburd spokesman Josh Abner.

Hulburd’s fundraising has been impressive and he still had about $412,000 in cash on hand when the reporting period ended on Oct. 13. It is unknown how much cash the campaign had after the second $250,000 contribution on Oct. 25.

But his Republican rival still has a significant edge. Ben Quayle’s most recent campaign finance report showed about $2.1 million raised for the campaign cycle, with about $453,000 on hand.