Mark Murphy, the Democratic challenger to freshman GOP Congressman Michael Grimm, has raised over $150,000 in the last quarter, his campaign’s spokesman Nathan Smith told The Politicker this evening.

“Over half of that $150,000 was raised in the last 14 days,”  Mr. Smith said, arguing that this is significant since previously there was an environment where it seemed another candidate, notably former Congressman Michael McMahon, could still jump in, and donors were waiting for the dust to settle.

About two weeks ago, however, the Staten Island Democratic Party officially endorsed Mr. Murphy’s candidacy, effectively closing the door for other candidates. Read More