Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder , the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles for his seat in Congress next year, announced an eye-popping fundraising haul this week.

In the first four weeks of his campaign, Molder raised $785,000, according to a release from his campaign. That's about one-third of the total fundraising Ogles has achieved since he first declared his candidacy for Congress three years ago, and more than 13 times Ogles' current war chest.

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