Moore, Taff raise funds for next election

Reports show totals for Kansans' campaign efforts

? Democratic U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore has raised $124,479 toward his re-election next year, while the GOP challenger hoping for a rematch, Adam Taff, has raised $29,232, according to campaign finance reports.

Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback pulled in $364,020 for his 2004 Senate campaign, which has not yet attracted a Democratic challenger. Reports to the Federal Election Commission, due Tuesday, cover the first three months of this year.

A key figure on the reports is cash on hand, which is the amount of money in a campaign’s bank account as of March 31.

Moore and Taff are more evenly matched in that category, with Moore reporting $174,698 to Taff’s $151,378. Taff’s cash-on-hand balance includes a personal loan he made to his campaign for last year’s election. He still owes $110,000 of the $155,000 loan.

Last year, Moore defeated Taff by about 7,200 votes out of nearly 220,000 cast.

Among the other Kansans in Congress:

l Republican Rep. Jerry Moran, who represents the 1st District, raised $56,556 over the past three months and has $599,074 cash on hand.

l Republican Rep. Jim Ryun, who represents the 2nd District, raised $26,998 and has $209,086 cash on hand.

l Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who represents Wichita’s 4th District, raised $51,044 and has $102,521 cash on hand.