Lumaj Raises Hefty $105k in 4th Quarter Explorer.

Fairfield Republican Peter Lamaj raised $105,795 in the 4th quarter is 2016 for his exploratory committee for statewide office, according to his report. That’s a haul for the 2014 nominee for secretary of the state.

The maximum contribution for a candidate exploratory committee is $375. Under the state’s public financing only $100 of a contribution counts toward the qualifying grant requirements.