Cruz camp says he raised $12M in February

MIAMI (AP) — Ted Cruz's campaign says he raised $12 million in February for his Republican presidential bid, a cash infusion created in part by his first-place finish in the leadoff Iowa caucuses.

Campaign manager Jeff Roe announced the figure today on Twitter. None of the other four Republicans in the race has shared February fundraising hauls; campaign finance reports are due to federal regulators March 20. Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton raised $42 million and $30 million, respectively, last month.

The Cruz campaign did not say how much cash it had available as of March 1. Roe said on Twitter that February was the campaign's best fundraising month. In January, Cruz had raised $7.6 million.