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Jacksonville attorney Wyman Duggan started off his run for the GOP nomination in Florida House District 15 with strong August fundraising.
Duggan, in what has to be read as a warning shot across the bow of potential competition, brought in $53,450 off 70 contributions in August — historically a slow month for fundraising.
The donations — most of them maxed out at $1,000 — reflect Duggan’s base of support.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s “Build Something That Lasts” political committee was in for $1,000, as was former Mayor John Peyton‘s Gate Petroleum.
Marty Fiorentino gave $500; his Fiorentino Group added $1,000.
Best Bet, the Jacksonville Kennel Club, First Coast Energy, and RummellMunz Partners: still more $1,000 donors.
Duggan has one Democratic opponent: Dr. Tracye Polson.
Polson entered the race Sept. 1, and thus has no fundraising to report as of yet.