South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg says he raised nearly $25 million in the second fundraising quarter of the year, more than tripling his numbers from the last quarter of 2019.

Buttigieg's senior adviser said the $24.8 million he raised came from 294,000 individual donors. The campaign says he gained 230,000 new donors in the second quarter and the average donation is about $47. He ended June with $22.6 million in his campaign account.

His mammoth fundraising haul reflects his growing momentum and name ID even in a Democratic presidential primary field of more than 20 candidates that includes a former vice president and several U.S. senators.

Buttigieg's fundraising numbers are likely to be among the highest in the Democratic field as 2020 contenders compete for small-dollar donations. He raised the fourth-highest amount last quarter, bringing in $7 million in the first three months of 2019. All candidates must file their second-quarter fundraising reports by July 15.

The once little-known contender has watched his stock rise since officially entering the 2020 race earlier this year. Buttigieg, who was deployed to Afghanistan in the U.S. Navy Reserves, has touted his military experience as a way to directly challenge President Donald Trump on foreign policy.

Buttigieg, who is gay, has also taken aim at Vice President Mike Pence over his religious views on same-sex marriage. Pence, a former Indiana governor, has pushed back on that criticism and said they had a good working relationship years ago.