Demo not discouraged by fund efforts

Greg Skordas remains undaunted in his campaign to unseat Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, despite having only raised a fourth of the amount his opponent has raised.

After all, Skordas said, Shurtleff has been able to raise funds for almost four years, so it makes sense that he would have much more money. Additionally, the attorney general has tapped some large corporate and political donors, while Skordas has relied heavily on small donations from a large group of individuals.

According to campaign finance disclosures filed Tuesday, the Democratic challenger has raised $111,985, although he does have $59,410 of that money still in his campaign fund. The Republican Shurtleff, however, has raised $409,970, and has $107,310 still at his disposal.

Ally Isom, Shurtleff's campaign manager, said that they have not set any specific amount they hope to raise, although they assumed that they would need at least as much as in 2000, when they amassed more than $600,000 in donations.