Campaign Notebook: Outside Money Pours Into Senate Race

Second District

Joseph Courtney (D) announced that the University of Connecticut has won five grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $710,752 per year for three years to provide direct fellowship aid to graduate students pursuing degrees in areas of national need.

Senate

The New Haven Register reports that a group is spending $640,000 to support his campaign against McMahon. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is upping its contributions in light of McMahon’s personal contributions to her campaign.

McMahon reportedly gave $16 million of her own money to her campaign, while Murphy raised only $5.7 million.