Councilman Charles Barron
City Councilman Charles Barron dusted off the campaign account from his last congressional challenge in 2006, and filed a year-end report last night for his current campaign against longtime incumbent Ed Towns.
Barron, who announced his second campaign for Brooklyn’s tenth congressional district in late November, reported raising $17,615 from five donors.
Barron contributed $8,625, and his wife, Assemblywoman Inez Barron, gave $4,100.
As expected, Barron’s fund-raising puts him at a distant third among the three candidates. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reported $235,000 in cash on hand yesterday, and Towns reported having $162,000.
The Tenth District also covers the Williamsburg Section of Brooklyn which is heavily populated by Ultra Orthodox Jewish residents.
