Herbst Still Short. Trumbull Republican Scrambling to Raise Money to Qualify for Taxpayer Funds.

It’s a lot easier when the Town of Trumbull is footing the bill. Litigious Republican Tim Herbst still has not raised sufficient funds to qualify for a generous public financing grant to fund his gubernatorial campaign. The law requires a candidate for governor raise $250,000 in contributions not exceeding $100 each. Veterans suggest a cushion above that amount to compensate for the inevitable contributions that are disqualified in the state election agency review.

Herbst has been raising money through exploratory and candidate committees for more than a year.