As of Aug. 10, Corrine Brown had under $25K on hand for re-election bid

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Is Corrine Brown‘s political career over? Her bleak campaign finance report suggests that’s the case.

The re-election campaign of Rep. Corrine Brown in the newly drawn Congressional District 5 is facing existential challenges. She faces 22 federal counts, the Florida Times-Union endorsed opponent Al Lawson, and her campaign has $24,700 on hand as of Aug. 10.

Brown’s money has come largely from PACs in the filing period between July 1 and Aug. 10, with donations also from Rep. Barbara Lee, and defeated Jacksonville City Council candidate George Spencer.

Lockheed Martin gave $1,000 in the most recent reporting period, and $5,000 in aggregate.

The General Electric PAC gave $1,000 in the most recent reporting period, raising them to $6,000 in aggregate.

Her spending has been more fitting of a state House race than a race for Congress, with $1,283 in “petty cash” standing out, and little in the way of paid media except for spots on a Jacksonville gospel radio station.

Her campaign has $17,175 in debts and obligations to external parties, and $53,300 in personal loans from the congresswoman.

The new filing of Al Lawson, her major opponent, is still pending.

But he had, as of the end of June, $171,000 on hand.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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