By Steve Peoples
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Allies of Ohio Gov. John Kasich said they have raised more than $11.5 million to help jumpstart the Republican’s 2016 presidential bid.
The two-term governor plans to announce his candidacy later in the month.
New Day for America is the group supporting Kasich’s White House ambitions. It said Friday it raised more than $11.5 million in just over eight weeks. That’s in line with several better-known Republican presidential contenders, though former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s team on Thursday announced a fundraising haul exceeding $114 million.
New Day for America leader Matt Carle says the group’s total exceeded goals by $1 million.
This is Kasich’s second presidential bid. He ran in 2000 before bowing out to Bush’s older brother.