Jarchow raises $200K for AG race since January

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican attorney general hopeful Adam Jarchow said Wednesday he’s extending his fundraising lead over primary opponent Eric Toney, saying he’s raised $200,000 in the two months since he officially entered the race.

Jarchow, a former state legislator, and Toney, the current Fond du Lac County district attorney, are set to meet in the Aug. 9 Republican primary. The winner will advance to face incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul in the Nov. 8 general election.

Toney entered the race last April. He reported raising about $85,000 over the last nine months of the year. Jarchow officially launched his campaign Jan. 19.

Jarchow announced the $200,000 figure in a statement. He didn’t include a donor list.

Toney said in a statement that he has already gotten more individual donors so far this year than all of last year. He did not provide specific counts and didn’t immediately respond to a follow-up email seeking those figures.

The next round of official campaign finance reports are due to the state Ethics Commission in July. Those reports will provide a complete accounting of funds raised and spent as well as donors over the first six months of 2022.