Drew Wilson
Republican House District 89 candidate Matt Spritz announced his campaign had brought in more than $100,000 since he filed for the seat in late June.
Spritz’s July campaign finance report isn’t available online yet, but he said in a Wednesday news release that 124 donors have contributed over $78,000 to his campaign since he filed on June 26. The Boca Raton Republican also touted $35,000 in money raised through his committee, “Invest in Florida,” over the same span.
Spritz kicked off his campaign with a $40,000 loan and raised an additional $5,300 during the last five days of June, so his July report will likely show $33,000 in contributions.
“I am very excited by the early support we have received,” Spritz said. “Though the primary is over a year away, we are working hard to make sure we have the resources to reach voters with our positive message of economic prosperity and principled conservatism. Our campaign will not be outworked.”
While the primary is indeed a year away, Spritz is not yet facing any Republican opposition for the GOP-friendly pocket in Palm Beach County, and announcements celebrating six-figure campaign hauls may be an attempt to keep it that way.
The Emory University and New York University Law School alumnus is one of two candidates running for the seat, which is currently held by term-limited Republican Rep. Bill Hager. His opponent, Democrat Ryan Rossi, filed back in May and had raised about $3,200 through the end of June.
District statistics from 2016 show about 3,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats, and Hager never had much of a problem holding the seat in the three elections since it was redrawn.
Hager won both his 2012 and 2014 re-election campaigns with 53 percent of the vote, while in 2016 his opponent failed to qualify for the ballot, leaving him unopposed for his final term.
