A.G. Gancarski
With less than two weeks to go until the last votes are cast in the race to replace Rep. Corrine Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, Democrat Al Lawson and Republican Glo Smith continue raising money.
Of the two candidates, Lawson is showing more strength down the stretch.
Lawson raised $21,000 between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24, highlighted by $5,000 contributions from the Service Employees International Union and the National Beer Wholesalers Association.
Smith wasn’t too far behind.
Her $16,000 raised in the last week came from individual contributors, mostly associated with two medical clinics outside of the district.
While there has been parity in terms of recent contributions, Smith has a lot of ground to make up.
As of the October quarterly filing, Smith had $11,908 on hand, well behind Lawson, who had $79,309 on hand.
Lawson’s victory is perceived as being so certain we are hearing that Jacksonville Democrats — notably reticent when given opportunities to support him ahead of the primary against local fixture Corrine Brown — are vying for the plum position of running his legislative office in Duval County.
