Representative Michele Bachmann, in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination, is beefing up her fund-raising operation as she begins to seek the allegiance of uncommitted major donors around the country.
A Bachmann spokesman said on Thursday that two established G.O.P. fund-raisers had joined Mrs. Bachmann’s campaign: Mary Heitman, who previously ran finance operations at the Republican National Committee and Republican Governors Association, and Jody Thomas, a onetime political director and fund-raiser for former Representative J.C. Watts.
Until last month, Ms. Heitman and Ms. Thomas were the core of Newr Gingrich’s presidential fund-raising operation. When the bulk of Mr. Gingrich’s top aides resigned together in June over concerns about Mr. Gingrich’s focus and strategy, the two women soon followed.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/bachmann-adds-staff-to-court-major-donors
