Boughton Stumbles at Starting Gate. Puny Finance Report Will Revive Doubts on Fundraising.

Mark Boughton’s exploratory Connecticut Comeback Committee for an undetermined office raised just $26,360.00 in seven weeks, according to a report filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission. Boughton is expected to launch a third bid for governor in 2018.

Boughton did not accept contributions over $100, so he is just over 10% of the way to the $250,000 in small donations to qualify for public financing. Boughton was stymied by that $250,000 requirement in his 2010 and 2014 bids for governor.

Boughton’s fundraising could pick up if he unveils a credible plan to solve Connecticut’s punishing budget deficits for the next two fiscal years. The Danbury Republican was a leading participant in the school funding lawsuit that could result in hundreds of millions in state funds moving from suburbs to cities.