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Welch stays mum on the money question

It’s no secret that Republican Steven Welch is wealthy, and everyone expects him to spend from his own wallet in his attempt to win a Congressional seat. That perception has only heightened since he decided to run in the 6th District instead of the 7th. He faces a crowded primary, and if he wins, a potential general election matchup against Democrat Doug Pike, another wealthy candidate who has already given his own campaign more than half-a-million dollars.

But while one campaign insider has acknowledged that Welch will be dipping into his own fortune over the next year, Welch isn’t putting a number on it.

“It is something that we’re not focused on right now,” Welch said in a recent interview. “Right now we’re focused on building an organization across the district.”

Welch faces state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) and Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello in next year’s GOP primary.

Correction: This article originally misstated the amount of money Doug Pike has given his own campaign. As of the July quarterly filing, Pike had kicked in over half-a-million dollars of his own money, not more than $1 million.

September 16, 2009 at 11:00 am

--Dan Hirschhorn

Tags: Curt Schroder, PA-6, Ryan Costello, Steven Welch

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