Stamford’s Martin Raises $52k as Rough Re-election Campaign Begins.

Stamford Mayor David Martin raised $52,000 in the first quarter of the year as he faces a tumultuous bid for re-election in a September primary and November general election. Martin is being challenged for the Democratic nomination by popular legislator Carolin Simmons. The winner of that contest is expected to face baseball legend Bobby Valentine, who will be running as an independent in Republican-phobic Stamford.

Martin’s coffers were boosted by a host of maximum $1,000 contributions from Stamford supporters. Simmons raised three times as much as Martin in the first quarter.

Martin spent $12,000 in campaign prep work. His biggest expenditures were to DNA Campaigns, a consulting operation familiar to state Democrats.