Melissa Ross
Most presidential campaign “bundlers” in Jacksonville tend to raise major ducats for the GOP.
But last night, the heavy lifting was being done for the Democratic frontrunner – Hillary Clinton.
North Florida philanthropist Sallyn Pajcic hosted about 200 attendees at her San Pablo area home at a private event for the former Secretary of State.
“It was very successful,” a source connected to the event tells Florida Politics. “More than $200,000 was raised.”
This marks Clinton’s first official 2016 campaign event in Jacksonville.
We’re told former Mayor Alvin Brown was on hand, along with recently ousted Planning Commission Chair Lisa King, and other boldfaced names in the Jax Democratic column.
Clinton’s appearance in Jacksonville was her fifth Florida campaign stop of the day, coming on the heels of a public event in Orlando where she touted a proposed five-year, $275 billion infrastructure plan.
Attendees at the Pajcic event say her stump speech at the private affair was “fairly standard, but energetic.”
Meanwhile, Brown’s name recently turned up on Clinton’s “Florida Leadership Council” list. It’s the first political move the former mayor has made since being ousted from office by Republican Lenny Curry, although there have been recent rumblings Brown may be about to make a public announcement about his next step.
