October fundraising shows Katherine Van Zant the candidate to beat in HD 19 race

Katherine Van Zant

October campaign finance numbers show Republican House District 19 candidate Katherine Van Zant is still the candidate to beat in the three-way primary for the seat held by her husband, termed-out Keystone Heights Rep. Charles Van Zant.

Katherine Van Zant posted $9,601 in contributions last month and spent $3,779, leaving her campaign with about $56,000 cash on-hand. The total gives her a five-figure lead over her closest competitor, Robert Payne, who has about $43,000 on-hand after bringing in $4,800 in October.

Three of Van Zant’s 14 contributions came from Orlando-based child healthcare companies sharing the same address. Children’s Care Campus, Children’s Home Medical Equipment and Children First Home Health Care each gave $1,000, with Tallahassee shops The Davant Company and Adams Street Advocates also chipping in at the same level.

Front Street Consulting received $1,576 for its services and Reliant Florida took in $1,250 in campaign cash for managing Van Zant’s Facebook page. The campaign also paid $900 to Contribution Link for software.

Payne’s total came in through 29 contributions, including a $1,000 check from the FRSA PAC. The candidate also put in $1,033 of his own money on the October ledger. The campaign spent just under $1,000 for the month, with half of that money heading to Tallahassee-based Front Line Strategies for consulting work.

Former RPOF charwoman Leslie Dougher, the third GOP candidate to enter the race, reported an underwhelming $3,600 for the month, and her $1,300 in expenditures left her campaign with just over $30,000 on-hand heading into November. Hubert Snodgrass, the lone Democrat running for the heavily Republican seat, raised just $460, though he at least has the benefit of not facing a primary challenger

Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for Florida Politics. He is a former editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and business correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter. Wilson, a University of Florida alumnus, covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools and The Florida Current prior to joining Florida Politics.



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