Chris Hunter fundraiser set for Feb. 23 in Tampa

Chris Hunter, CD 12 Democratic Candidate, with Family (Photo pulled from official campaign website)

Democrat Chris Hunter is holding a fundraiser in Tampa next week for his campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis in Florida’s 12th Congressional District.

The Feb. 23 event is slated to run from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at The Tampa Club, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd, and the host committee includes Joseph Swanson, Erin Aebel, Matthew Mueller and Thomas Vacca.

Former CFO Alex Sink is also listed as a “special guest for the event.”

Those looking to attend can send an RSVP over to Swanson at [email protected] or Vacca at [email protected].

Hunter filed for the seat at the beginning of the year and has not yet filed his first campaign finance report. He joined Robert Tager, Matthew Thomas, and Stephen Perenich in the Democratic Primary for the seat. A fifth Democrat, Kimberly Walker, opened a campaign account in earlier this month.

Bilirakis is currently in his fifth term in the House and has held the seat since it was redrawn.

At the end of 2017, Bilirakis incumbent had raised $695,000 for his 2018 re-election, with about $370,000 on hand heading into the new year.

CD 12 covers all of Pasco County as well as part of northern Pinellas County and a small tract of northwestern Hillsborough County. The district voted 57-39 in favor of President Donald Trump in 2016.

The invite is below.

Chris Hunter Invitation

Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for Florida Politics. He is a former editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and business correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter. Wilson, a University of Florida alumnus, covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools and The Florida Current prior to joining Florida Politics.



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