Hopewell Jct., NY/April 14, 2008 – Today the Kieran Michael Lalor 2008 campaign for Congress announced its fundraising totals for the first quarter of 2008. Lalor has more than $63,000 on hand which is $5,000 more than John Hall had at this point in 2006 when he was the challenger even though Hall poured in $35,000 of his personal wealth.

"That our upstart campaign of regular people has more money on hand than Hall's celebrity funded campaign did at this stage; speaks volumes about how well our message is resonating. We are exciting the Republican base, reaching out to independents and winning over blue collar Democrats" said Lalor.

By March 31, 2006 Hall had already spent more than $100,000 dollars on consultants and other campaign professionals. According to Lalor, "John Hall had to pay high priced insiders in Washington to tell him what to say to the people of the Hudson Valley. Because I've lived here my entire life and daily confront the same challenges that most everyone else in the District does, I didn't have to hire someone to craft my message."

More than 650 donors helped Lalor add $55,000 to his campaign war chest in the First Quarter of 2008. "What is amazing is that we had more than 500 donors and raised about $35,000 in the month of March alone. That fundraising success has carried over into April and we have already raised several thousand more dollars in the opening days of this month" stated Lalor.

As of March 31st Lalor had raised more than $86,000 on more than 800 contributions.

The Lalor campaign also enjoyed an uptick in donations from Westchester County residents since a Westchester-based primary challenger emerged in early February. According to Lalor, "Having a primary opponent who for years has been part of the failed political machine has helped my fundraising significantly."

With wide spread appeal evidenced by a stunningly large number of donors and a growing army of motivated volunteers, the Lalor campaign is confident they will be able to raise the money they need to broadcast their message throughout the District.

Concluded Lalor, "My all-American story of going from Poughkeepsie Journal paper boy, to high school teacher, to Iraq Marine, to Katrina rescue worker and ultimately to the House of Representatives; makes people want to contribute their time and money to our campaign of Issues, Ideas, and Solutions."