Giuliani Raised $17.5 Million in Second-Quarter

ABC News' Jan Simmonds Reports: The Rudy Giuliani campaign confirmed Friday it raised $17.5-million in the second quarter, $14.9 of which can be used during the primaries. Giuliani's fundraising totals became official after the campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. The former New York City mayor is the first '08 candidate to submit detailed finances to the FEC; the deadline is midnight Sunday.Giuliani's strong showing was expected based on financial information the candidates disclosed to media earlier this month. Giuliani is expected to be the fundraising leader among the Republican presidential candidates for the second quarter -- which covers April to July.Giuliani may also have the most cash on hand of any '08 GOP candidate, with $18.3 million in the bank, $3.7 million of that dedicated to the general election.His filing shows that the vast amount of his contributions came from his home state of New York, California, Florida and Texas totaling $9.1-million. Giuliani is popular among Republicans in the fundraising meccas of California, New York, and Florida, and he has a wide network of contacts in Texas where he is a partner in a Houston-based law firm.Among those contributing to Giuliani's campaign, Wall Street lead the way. He collected $142,850 from Ernst and Young employees, another $75,800 from Highland Capital, a financial investment firm, and over $200,000 from employees of other firms.Critics say the Giuliani campaign got off to a slow start, but the campaign appears to have increased its infrastructure. The campaign's payroll almost doubled in the second quarter, with $2.5-million including taxes going out, compared to $1.3-million in the first three months of the campaign. The filings also show the Giuliani campaign now has headquarters or office space in nine states.