Travis Hutson begins spending in general election campaign

Incumbent Travis Hutson is facing a lightly-funded challenger in his re-election bid for SD 7, but he’s already started spending money.

As of his most recent campaign finance report, Hutson spent $20,014 in the period between Sept. 3 and Sept. 16.

The bulk of that money went to political consultants.

Of that sum, $12,200 went to Tallahassee’s Front Street Consulting.

And $6,000 went to the Pass Consulting Group.

Hutson raised $1,000 in the two week period, and has just under $49,000 on hand … though fundraising certainly would not be a problem for him if necessary.

Hutson’s opponent, Curtis Ceballos, has yet to file his most recent numbers.

But he has a way to go to catch up with Hutson.

As of Sept. 2, Ceballos had $919 on hand.