He’s going to be in a three-way race, which may complicate things, but we may have another GOP rising star in Massachusetts:

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker raised more than $500,000 last month, his campaign said yesterday, yet another strong fund-raising haul in his bid to unseat Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat. Baker’s campaign raised $516,123 during the month, significantly more than any other candidate. Baker, a former health care executive, has raised more than $1.5 million this year from more than 5,000 donors.

By contrast, Patrick raised about $138,000 during November and about $1 million so far this year, according to his campaign.

(Headline inspired by the subtle wit of Richard Scarry, on my nighttime reading list to the Little Guy.)