Cannon and Jacob pump up spending

OREM — More money from around the country has started to pour into the campaigns of Congressman Chris Cannon and challenger John Jacob as they wrestle for the Republican nomination in Utah's 3rd Congressional District — but most of the recent cash is their own.

Cannon and Jacob combined to loan $203,000 to their campaigns between April 24 and June 7, according to documents filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. That's nearly twice as much as they raised from other sources during the same period — $108,479.

Jacob is ready to give more, if necessary, in a race that Cannon, a five-time incumbent, appears to lead but which may be tightening.

"I'll probably put another $200,000 in, depending on how things look," Jacob said.

Some of that money likely would go toward new radio ads, but spending that much in the final 11 days before the June 27 primary would likely involve an expensive television-ad campaign. Jacob has said he has TV ads ready.

Cannon hasn't discussed loaning more to his campaign coffers, campaign manager Nathan Rathbun said. He already has raised another $39,000 since the reporting period ended on June 7.

"Money is coming in, so I don't see a scenario where he loans more," Rathbun said of Cannon.

Between April 24 and June 7, Cannon loaned $120,000 to Cannon for Congress, according to the FEC records, while he raised $94,899 from 65 contributors or political-action committees. With the contributions made since June 7, he has raised about $134,000, more than the total of his loans since April 24.

During the latest FEC reporting period, Jacob loaned $83,000 to the Committee to Elect John Jacob, while his campaign raised $13,580 from other sources. Jacob loaned another $25,000 on Monday, according to another document filed with the FEC.

That brings Jacob's total loans to his campaign to $353,000. Cannon's total is $137,963.

Since he declared his candidacy, Jacob has raised a total of $25,680 from individuals and political-action committees, including new donations this week of $2,000 each from Darick Mower, a Neways International executive, and American Fork's Connie Brooks.

Mower also gave $2,000 to Cannon.