A.G. Gancarski
Jacksonville Republican state Rep. Clay Yarborough continued his consistent fundraising in his HD 12 re-election bid in September.
The $7,500 he brought in last month was right in line with July and August contributions of $7,500 and $7,250 respectively, and pushed Yarborough up to $63,675 raised — with almost $53,000 of that on hand.
Of Yarborough’s haul, $6,500 of that was from corporate/institutional donors, including AT&T, Charter, and PhRMA — the trade association of the pharmaceutical industry.
Yarborough, a former Jacksonville City Councilman, was first elected to this Southside Jacksonville seat in 2016 after a contentious primary that saw a lot of outside money brought in.
While Yarborough faces no primary competition, and won’t — given the Jacksonville donor class made its peace with him shortly after he got the nomination last August — he does face a likely general election opponent in Democrat Tim Yost.
Yost reported no fundraising for September, and has just over $1,700 on hand.
