By Alex Roarty
PoliticsPA Staff Writer
roarty@politicspa.com

Democratic Congressional candidate Doug Pike has $1.1 million on hand to start the new year, his campaign said in a recent release, putting the former Inquirer editorial writer in a strong financial position for upcoming primary contest.

Pike released his cash-on-hand figure in a news release last week that responded to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach exiting the gubernatorial race. His campaign manager declined to reveal how much Pike had raised in the 4^th fiscal quarter or the total amount of his fundraising.

The campaign reported it had about $750,000 on hand at the end of the third fiscal quarter. At the time, Pike had donated about $620,000 of his own money into the campaign.

Pike faces Democrat Manan Trivedi in the 6^th District primary, a race many local officials see as competitive. If victorious, he will likely face Gerlach in the general election, although businessman Steve Welch might challenge him in a primary.

Tags: Doug Pike, Jim Gerlach, Manan Trivedi, Steve Welch

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