Staff Reports
Incumbent Republican Rep. John Mica added another $160,000 to his campaign account, according to a pair of notices filed with the Federal Election Commission last week.
Mica filed the notices on Oct. 26 and Oct 28, showing a combined 76 contributions totaling $158,500 for his campaign.
Among the donors were fellow Republican representatives Vicky Hatzler of Missouri, Garrett Graves of Louisiana, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, and Brett Guthrie of Kentucky.
Mica’s supporters also included dozens of political committees, such as the American Airlines PAC, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the New York Life PAC, and SunTrust BankPAC, among many others.
Democrat Stephanie Murphy, Mica’s opponent in the Congressional District 7 race, added $36,000 to her campaign account, according to a pair of FEC filings her campaign made Oct. 28.
Like Mica, Murphy received a good deal of support from other congressional campaigns, including Reps. Paul Tonko and Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Julia Brownley and Mark Takano of California, and Bill Foster of Illinois.
Mica is far ahead of Murphy in total fundraising. Through the candidates’ last full campaign finance reports, Mica had raised more than $1.2 million with $167,000 cash-on-hand compared to about $777,000 for Murphy, who had about $174,000 on hand.
CD 7 covers Seminole County and part of Orange County and is shaping up to be very competitive. Republicans slightly outnumber Democrats in the district, though President Barack Obama and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson both carried the district four years ago.
