Patrick to hold fundraisers in Richmond, Boston
By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff
Supporters willing to pay $250 will be able to wander the grounds of Governor Deval Patrick's fabled Berkshire estate in Richmond Thursday, at one of two fundraisers for the governor next week.
On Tuesday, Patrick's team is throwing a fund-raiser at the Boston Fish Pier, for $150 a ticket.
The two events mark the Patrick campaign committee's return to fundraising after a bit of a hiatus. His financial team estimates the events will add about $50,000 to a campaign account that has dwindled to about $135,000.
Patrick's lack of political funds has alarmed some of his supporters who feel the governor has been too consumed with getting his arms around his new job and not paying enough attention to the politics of the job.
A large campaign war chest is important for a lot of reasons, potentially dissuading any potential rival -- either Democrat or Republican -- who might consider challenging Patrick in his re-election bid.
