Mitt Romney visiting Seattle area on Monday
Jun 4, 2012, 5:34 AM | Updated: 9:09 am
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will visit
the
Seattle area on Monday to raise money for his campaign.
The Seattle Times reports the event is
expected to be held at a private Bellevue residence, but
the
exact location has not been released.
The Times reports the invitation indicated the event would
be a $2,500 per plate reception, with VIP and photo
opportunities for donors making contributions of $10,000
or
more.
The Federal
Election Commission reports so far, Romney has raised
$1.2 million from Washington donors, compared to $4.1
million raised by President Obama in the state.
Romney has secured Washington state’s 13 final delegates.
He swept all 10 at-large delegates at the state convention
on Saturday and then got the support of the party’s three
automatic delegates. That means Romney emerged from
Washington with 37 of the state’s 43 total delegates.
Romney’s delegates include U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris
Rodgers and former gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi. It
also includes state Sen. Pam Roach, who was once banished
from the Senate GOP caucus because of her conduct. She was
allowed back in earlier this year when Senate Republicans
led a revolt on the state budget.
Roach got the least number of votes of the chosen at-large
delegates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
