Qualifying Funds. The First Quarter of the Year and That Magic $250,000.

For the first quarter of the year, here’s how candidates did in collecting qualifying funds for the $250,000 required of candidates for governor to receive millions in taxpayer funds for the primary and general election campaigns.

Mark Boughton:  $63,298

Tim Herbst:  $80,319

Peter Lumaj:  $14,610

Steve Obsitnik:  $72,143

Prasad Srinivasan:  $120,000

These include some or all of a candidate’s out-of-state contributions. Candidates are limited to $25,000 in out-of-state contributions in the calculations for what counts to ring the bell.