Jacob Ogles
Rep. Tommy Gregory closed out 2019 having raised more than $94,000 for his reelection. That’s more than six times what his Democratic opponent raised.
The Lakewood Ranch Republican pulled in $9,310 in the month of December, banking $94,364 over the course of the year. That means he starts 2020 with $68,985 in cash on hand.
His Democratic challenger, David Fairey, collected $1,100 in December, bringing his 2019 total to $14,310. Subtract campaign expenses so far and he kicks off 2020 with $7,357 in the bank.
Gregory’s latest haul comes on the heels of back to back months out-raising Fairey. In November, Gregory raised more than 60 times his opponent, bringing in more than $32,000 compared to Fairey’s just $515. In September, Gregory tripled his opponent raising more than $12,000 compared to Fairey’s $4,000.
Fairey’s December haul came almost entirely from a $1,000 donation by deli manager Frank Bunckhorst.
Gregory, meanwhile, continues to enjoy support from high-dollar donors.
He saw some last minute PAC interest as 2019 drew to a close. He collected $1,000 checks from the Committee of Florida Agents, Responsible Government Committee of Gulf Power Company Employees and The Doctors Company Florida PAC.
Centurylink Florida Employees’ PAC also chipped in $500, as did Holland & Knight Florida PC and SunTrust Bank Good Government Group.
The California-based YGrene Energy Fund also donated $1,000 to Gregory’s campaign, as did Sarasota-based FCCI Insurance Group. Donal Tobacco in Opa Locka gave Gregory $500.
Bradenton realtor and former Manatee County Commissioner Jonathan Bruce also chipped in a maximum donation to Gregory’s campaign.
That follows two months of support from local businesses, both small and large, including a top dollar contribution from Sarasota’s largest private sector employer, Glass maker PGT, as well as special interest groups and prominent GOP donors including Contractor David Sessions and homebuilder John Neal.
Fairey is running to flip the House District 73 seat blue. The conservative district represents parts of Manatee and Sarasota counties including Lakewood Ranch.
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Bulls Bearspigs
January 11, 2020 at 10:56 am
More and more liberals from the northern toilets like boston new york joisey detroit cleveland chicago DC and other ruined states are trying to escape and are swarming into the Manatee County area (as well as places like Texas) bringing their demokrat socialist votes with them which created the big messes in the wrecked places they are moving from. The potential exists for them to wreck our local economy and existing working middle class social structure voting for morons like “Little Obama” Gillium and other bernie sanders type left wing morons. The retired schoolteacher faction is among the worst, wanting to continue their free ride through life with more government, more taxes, more insane liberal attitudes and more free money, free health care and all the rest of their scams. The strange girl from minnesota, another “california” type socialist state “Liv Coleman” leads left wing “rallies” with bullhorns with the other schoolteachers against Trump and our growing economy and decaying culture. Its critical at this point in time to re-elect Tommy Gregory, a true professional, veteran Army officer and level headed sensible moderate to represent Manatee County and prevent these goofs from turning our area into another mess like the ones they are moving from. Welcome to Florida, but leave your left wing attitudes and votes at home. We dont want it here.
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