Scott Powers
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King provided another $405,000 of his own money to his campaign in April, pushing his drive’s take to $514,623 for the month, his campaign announced Tuesday.
The April haul, which included $109,623 from individual donors, was split between King’s official campaign account, which took in a total of $416,773 in April, and his political committee, Rise and Lead, which brought in $97,850.
King’s total raised to date is $4,626,237, and he ended April with $2,476,895 cash in hand, his campaign reported Tuesday. The Florida Division of Elections has not yet posted the April reports.
King, a Winter Park entrepreneur, had previously contributed more than $1.76 million to his campaign.
“As voters begin to tune into the governor’s race, our campaign is continuing to build support across Florida for Chris’s new leadership and fresh ideas,” Chris King for Florida senior adviser Omar Khan stated in a news release. “This race is wide open and we will have the necessary resources to share Chris’s bold, progressive message with voters who are hungry for change.”
King faces former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in the August 28 Democratic primary.
One comment
Mary Jo Pezzi
May 8, 2018 at 10:51 am
King sounds like another Rick Scott, willing and able to buy the governorship… if he can. I’m sure he would never propose election reforms to get big-money out of politics, which is the most corrupting factor we face as voting citizens in today’s form of “democracy.” My vote will be for Gwen Graham, who sounds a lot like her dad, who was a terrific governor! She is on the side of the people when it comes to standing up for health care for everyone, and a better education system.
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