According to reports, Scott Brown has $4 million left over in his Senate campaign account. That would give him the second-biggest war chest in the Bay State -- behind only former congressman Marty Meehan, who just may be Brown's opponent when he faces re-election in 2012.
Brown's flood of donations came after the new year, and is not represented in the 2009 campaign-finance reports that I have been poring through.
Below I list every Massachusetts politician -- 37 of them -- who had at least a quarter-million dollars in a campaign account at the end of 2009. I include their current elected office (if any), and the office they are running for in 2010 (if any). For those whose terms are not up this year, I put their re-election year in parentheses. Those currently holding federal office have federal accounts, while the others have state committees (which cannot be used for a federal-office campaign).
If you think I missed anybody who should be on this list, let me know!
name office running for cash on hand
Marty Meehan --- --- $4,979,005
Tim Cahill Treasurer Governor $3,210,625
John Kerry US Senator (2014) $3,194,257
Ed Markey US Rep re-elect $3,106,678
Richard Neal US Rep re-elect $2,794,060
William Galvin Secretary re-elect $2,361,310
Joe Kennedy --- --- $1,903,960
Charlie Baker --- Governor $1,462,797
John Tierney US Rep re-elect $1,421,069
Stephen Lynch US Rep re-elect $1,350,232
Mark Montigny senator re-elect $1,202,349
Tim Murray LG re-elect $1,093,199
William Keating DA AG? $826,775
Guy Glodis sheriff Auditor $745,902
Dan Conley DA re-elect $680,958
Martha Coakley AG re-elect $638,811
Deval Patrick Governor re-elect $634,641
Jim McGovern US Rep re-elect $606,359
Bill Delahunt US Rep re-elect $568,513
Richard Iannella county prob. re-elect $565,583
Jarrett Barrios --- --- $557,002
Thomas Petrolati rep re-elect $513,772
Joseph Connolly county treas. (2012) $466,228
Barney Frank US rep re-elect $453,845
Joseph DeNucci Auditor --- $453,813
Peter Koutoujian rep re-elect $451,341
Michael
Morrissey senator re-elect $443,317
James DiPaolo sheriff re-elect $437,950
Steve Grossman --- Treasurer $428,158
Ronald Mariano rep re-elect $391,183
John Binienda rep re-elect $388,450
Richard Tisei senator LG $373,724
Robert DeLeo rep re-elect $366,259
Steven Baddour senator re-elect $298,950
Gerald Leone DA re-elect $277,048
John Olver US
Rep re-elect $255,892
Thomas Menino mayor (2013) $249,947