John Stephen More Than Doubles All New Hampshire Republican US House Candidates In Funds Raised From Individuals In 2nd Quarter

For Immediate Release                                       Greg MooreJuly 16, 2008                                     (603) 206-1223 x1013
John Stephen More Than Doubles All New Hampshire Republican US House Candidates In Funds Raised From Individuals In 2nd Quarter
MANCHESTER, NH- 1st District Congressional Candidate John Stephen more than doubled the fundraising efforts of all other New Hampshire U.S. House candidates in the recent filings with the Federal Election Commission for the 2nd quarter of 2008.  In the quarter, Stephen raised $135,905.17 from individuals.  The next closest Republican House candidate was Jeb Bradley, who raised $63,368 from individuals."We have raised our funds from over 1,000 individuals, most of them from New Hampshire, and all who are deeply motivated to bring change to Washington and to send a fiscal conservative to Congress," said Stephen.  "We need to deliver results on energy, cut wasteful spending and keep taxes low.    That's been my message from the beginning of this campaign and people are responding with their financial support, as well as volunteering to help our efforts."With the funds from this quarter, Stephen has now brought his total receipts for the campaign to over $475,000.  Among individuals, Stephen has raised $463,707.99, which vastly exceeds Bradley's total of $303,072.51, despite Stephen entering the race many months after Bradley.  In addition, Stephen's campaign reports no debt for his candidacy, while Bradley has $350,000 in campaign debt."John Stephen will have the resources to get his message out and show the public that he is a true fiscal conservative who can bring the change we need to Washington," said former Senator Chuck Morse, Stephen's Campaign Chairman.  "That message is resonating with people across New Hampshire and the support he is receiving is overwhelming.  He is going to bring our values to Congress to get our fiscal house in order and get our energy prices down."