Warnock has raised nearly $ 6 million since the January victory

The Sen. Raphael WarnockRaphael WarnockWarnock rises nearly M since January victory Democratic senators call on Biden to support waiver of vaccine patents The NBA names Obama student as director of social justice initiatives MORE (D-Ga.) He has raised nearly $ 6 million in fundraising since his victory in January, a figure that according to staff marks a candidate’s record in a year out in Georgia.

His campaign told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the first-year senator contributed more than $ 5.7 million in funds from early January to late March. The campaign said more than 101,000 donors contributed to the campaign over the 12-week period.

The figure is the highest a candidate has obtained in a year out, according to aides to the newspaper.

“In just a few months, Senator Reverend Warnock has shown that he delivers to Georgia and has quickly approved coronavirus relief that included stimulus controls, relief for small businesses, and resources for the communities most affected by this pandemic.” said the Warnock campaign on the net.

The revelation comes months after Warnock captivated the nation when he ousted the former senator. Kelly LoefflerKelly LoefflerWarnock Increases Almost M Since January Victory A Proposal to Address Congressional Internal Trade: Investing in the U.S. NBA Appoints Obama Student as Director of Social Justice Initiatives MORE (R-Ga.) In one of the runoffs of the two U.S. Senate in January. Democrat Jon OssoffJon Ossoff: Warnock has risen nearly M since January’s victory that Wall Street spent .9B on campaigns, pushing for the 2020 election: Biden study praises dispute resolution between electric vehicle battery manufacturers MORE defeated the former senator. David PerdueDavid PerdueWarnock rises nearly M since January victory Georgia’s top election official seems to be shaking up the political drama. (R-Ga.) In the same set of races, they made the upper house change from Republican to Democrat. The Senate is split between 50 and 50, but Vice President Harris’ tie-breaking vote gives Democrats control of the House.

Unlike Ossoff, Warnock is poised for re-election in 2022 because his career was a special election, as Loeffler had been invested in the seat in early 2020 to serve the rest of the former senator. Johnny IsaksonJohnny IsaksonWarnock rises almost M since January victory Five big meals to take Georgia’s new electoral law Warnock: “Almost impossible to exaggerate” the importance of voting rights legislation MOREterm (R-Ga.).

Since January, Warnock, Georgia’s first black senator, has focused on pushing to expand voting rights and access, among other laws, as Republican lawmakers in his state and other countries have advanced in in recent months measures that advocates say would make it harder for people, especially those of color, to vote.

During his first-floor speech, Warnock urged his colleagues to pass election reform legislation while criticizing “voter suppression laws” that he said have been introduced by lawmakers “who use the big lie of fraud.” election as a pretext for the suppression of voters “since January.

Bills that have been introduced in Georgia by Republican state lawmakers in recent months include measures that would end excused absentee voting and automatic voter registration, in addition to requiring more identification to vote in absentia.

Georgia Republicans who support the measures have argued that there is a need to increase electoral security and public confidence in state elections, particularly as a former President TrumpDonald Trump Graham: “I could no longer disagree” with Trump’s support for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The Republican Party believes Democrats are giving them the 2022 campaign by winning The Republican Party operative installed while top NSA lawyer resigns MORE has continued to spread unsubstantiated claims about widespread electoral fraud and claiming that the November race was manipulated.

Democrats and right-wing advocates have raised alarm over the legislation, and many say it would unnecessarily make it harder for more Americans to vote.