Democratic U.S. Senate candidare Rob Hogg says he has raised $120,000 for his campaign

With so much attention being paid to the 2016 presidential races, you might forget that there will be other offices on the ballot in November.

One of those offices will be U.S. Senate, where Democrat Rob Hogg wants to take on long-time Republican U.S. Senator Charles Grassley.

Hogg has announced he has raised over $120,000 from contributions and in-kind contributions for his campaign.  "I was excited to raise the first $100,000 to support my candidacy, but campaigns are about people, not money, so I am even more excited to report that over 650 people have now made individual contributions to my campaign committee," Hogg said.

Earlier this month, Hogg opened a campaign office in the Higley Building, 118 Third Avenue SE, in downtown Cedar Rapids.

"We believe that by opening a campaign office and by raising over $100,000, we have shown that this is a serious candidacy," said Ann Poe, Hogg's campaign manager.

The 48-year-old Hogg is a state senator from Cedar Rapids, serving his third term after two terms in the Iowa House. He has won five elections in a row, twice replacing Republicans in the Iowa Legislature, first in 2002 when he was elected to the Iowa House, and then in 2006 when he was elected to the Iowa Senate.