State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), the incumbent Republican, outraised Sanjeev Jindal, his Democrat challenger, in the latest fund-raising period less than a month before the Nov. 8 election in District 19.

Between July 21 and Oct. 3, Ra raised $26,900 while Jindal raised $22,801 in the same time frame, according to the New York State Board of Elections. Contributors’ names, the amounts and the types of contributors were among the information that was made available.

Since 2010 Ra, a Mineola native, has served as the representative for District 19, which includes parts of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay. 

In the Assembly, Ra is the ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee. Before being elected, Ra served as deputy town attorney for the Town of Hempstead and as a legal aide in the Office of the New York State attorney general. 

Jindal, of Williston Park, is a businessman and founded the nonprofit organization South Asians For Empowerment. 

Comparing the total raised divided by the number of contributors, the average Ra donor donated $448 whereas the average Jindal donation was $991. 

Only Ra had fund-raising from both political action committees and political committees. Ra raised $6,550 from 11 different PACs and $250 from one political committee. 

For expenditures, Ra had more with $23,489.79 compared to Jindal’s $24,395.55 for the period. 

Jindal also received a loan earlier in the year for the race of $5,001.

At the beginning of the period, Ra had an opening balance of $28,286.44 and secured $26,900 in contributions while spending $23,489.79, leaving him with $31,687.65 at the end of the period. 

Jindal opened the period with $14,356.66 and secured $22,801 in fund-raising while spending $17,763.11, leaving him with $24,395.55 at the end of the period. 

The 19th Assembly District includes parts of Franklin Square, West Hempstead, Garden City, New Hyde Park, Mineola, Williston Park, Westbury, Old Westbury and part of Oyster Bay, among others.