SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Congressmen Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague each raised more than $300,000 for their re-election campaigns during the past three months.

Teague, a Democrat who represents the 2nd District of southern New Mexico, had the largest campaign war chest of the state's U.S. House members, according to the latest fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Teague reported a cash balance of $574,377 in his campaign account, Heinrich had $474,725 and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan had $159,965 at the end of June.

Democrats won all three congressional seats in the 2008 elections. There were no incumbents in the races, but Republicans had long held the 2nd District seat and the Albuquerque-area 1st District position won by Heinrich.

Lujan represents the heavily Democratic 3rd District of northern New Mexico.

Candidates do not file for office until early next year, but early fundraising is important for a first-term member of Congress because freshmen typically are most vulnerable to challengers.

Teague raised $330,399 and spent $35,309 from April through June. His campaign listed debts of $450,000 — all for personal loans made for his race in 2008.

Political action committees of labor unions contributed about $48,000. The owners and a director of an oil waste management company in Eunice, Sundance Services Inc., gave $14,400.

Former Republican Congressman Steve Pearce plans to challenge Teague. Pearce gave up the 2nd District seat to run for the Senate in 2008, and lost to Democrat Tom Udall in the general election. No campaign finance report was available for Pearce from the FEC because he announced his candidacy after the quarterly fundraising period had ended.

Heinrich had receipts of $334,656 and expenditures of $61,131. Labor union PACs gave about $58,000. New Mexico Indian tribes contributed $12,450, including $4,800 from Sandia Pueblo. Intel Corp.'s PAC contributed $6,000. The company is a major employer in the Albuquerque area.

Republican Jon Barela, an Albuquerque businessman, raised $73,350 and had no expenditures. His campaign balance was $73,350. His contributors included former state Sen. Steve Komadina, $2,400; and $1,000 from former state GOP chairman Edward Lujan and $4,000 from executives with the Lujan family's insurance business.

Libertarian candidate Alan Woodruff reported a cash balance of $285 in his campaign account. He was the sole contributor to his campaign during the quarter, giving $576. He spent $885.

In the 3rd District, Lujan raised $159,182 and spent $59,445, including $20,000 in bank loan repayments. He reported debts of $127,500 for personal loans made during his 2008 campaign. Labor union PACs contributed about $21,000 to Lujan, and Indian tribes from New Mexico and North Carolina gave $7,100.

Adam Kokesh, a former Marine who served in Iraq, plans to run for the GOP nomination. No FEC fundraising report was available for Kokesh because he established his campaign committee after the quarterly fundraising period.

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