Alan Khazei raises $1.2 million in second reporting period; $500K cash on hand.

The Citizens for Alan Khazei campaign announced late Thursday it raised more than $1.2 million in the period that ended at midnight Nov. 18th and will report cash on hand of $500,000.

“I am deeply grateful for the thousands of the citizens who are responding to our agenda of Big Citizenship and supporting our campaign with their time and money,” Khazei said.  “We did not accept a dime from any lobbyist or PAC, yet we are still financially competitive against traditional politicians.”

The Khazei campaign today also announced that it will have 100 fundraising house parties on Dec. 1st to watch the scheduled TV media debate hosted by WCVB.

In a press release, the campaign stress that Khazei has made a pledge to the people of Massachusetts not to take any PAC or lobbyist money. The Khazei campaign has a strict vetting process, and any money inadvertently received from current and former lobbyists at both the state and federal level was quickly returned.

“The citizens of Massachusetts deserve legislators who are transparent, open, and beholden to no one,” Khazei added.  “We are confident that our citizen-financed effort will lead us to victory on December 8th.”

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is hosting a fundraiser for Alan Khazei tonight at his Manhattan home.  The campaign expects the event will raise over $250,000 in individual-only contributions.

The fundraiser tonight will be critical for Khazei's final push, as he enters the home stretch with significantly less cash-on-hand than his opponents - Mike Capuano reported $1.1 million, Martha Coakley $1.9 million, and Steve Pagliuca has already poured millions of his own money into the campaign.