Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) talks with a reporter about the special election in New York on Tuesday after a rally with fellow House Democrats on the steps of the U.S. Captiol September 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Democrats were rallying to demand that the House GOP take up the American Jobs Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New York Rep. Charlie Rangel (D) is currently campaigning for re-election to U.S. House of Representatives. This is Rangel’s toughest primary campaign in his 42-years in Congress and it appears that his campaign is having money trouble. The Roll Call reports:

New York Rep. Charlie Rangel (D), in the toughest primary of his career since he came to Congress in 1970, pulled in more than $29,000 from fellow Members from April 1 to June 6, according to newly filed fundraising reports.

But all the help from his colleagues wasn’t enough to keep the campaign’s burn rate below 100 percent. The Rangel campaign spent $344,000 during the pre-primary period but raised $297,000 during that two-month period. That left the 82-year-old Congressman with just $179,000 in cash on hand as of June 6 — not a huge sum for the last days of a competitive election. The primary is June 26.

State Sen. Adriano Espaillat (D), Rangel’s main rival, pulled in $272,000 and spent $198,000 during the same period. On June 6, he had $73,000 in cash on hand.

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