Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has raised $6.2 million in online contributions since he began his campaign a week ago for a ballot measure to redraw his state’s congressional maps this fall, a significant early haul ahead of what is expected to be a bruising and expensive fight.
The online donations — 200,000 so far — show the degree to which the Democratic base is energized by a redistricting fight that started in Texas but has spread nationwide. Mr. Newsom’s campaign team provided the fund-raising figures.
The ballot fight also gives Mr. Newsom a growing list of contributors that he could solicit in a potential presidential run in 2028, at a time when he has emerged in many ways as the face of opposition to President Trump.
Mr. Newsom has spent significantly in the last week on ads on Facebook and Instagram to expand his online donor base, paying nearly $450,000 for ads between Aug. 12 and Aug. 18, company records show.
One of the ads for his ballot-measure committee shows Mr. Newsom and Mr. Trump speaking on an airport tarmac and the governor pointing a finger into the president’s chest.
Mr. Newsom has branded the remapping as an answer to Texas’ effort to redraw its map, calling it the “Election Rigging Response Act.”
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