Jesse Scheckner
Well, that was fast.
In the first 24 hours after launching his campaign for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Miami entrepreneur Richard Lamondin said he raised more than $100,000.
The initial haul came entirely from “supporters across Miami-Dade and beyond” through direct donations, his campaign said, calling it a “powerful show of early grassroots support.”
“This campaign is about fighting for working families who are doing everything right and still falling behind,” Lamondin said in a statement.
“To everyone who chipped in during our first 24-hours of the campaign: thank you. Your support means everything, and it shows the strength of our movement to deliver results instead of excuses.”
Lamondin, 37, is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar. He is the co-founder and CEO of eco fi, an environmental services company that says it helped conserve 10 billion gallons of water and prevent over 300,000 metric tons of carbon emissions while assisting renters in saving on utility bills.
Lamondin is one of two Democrats running in CD 27, which covers Miami, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, North Bay Village, South Miami, West Miami and several unincorporated areas.
The other is former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, 58, who is mounting another bid for CD 27 after placing second in last year’s Democratic Primary.
Salazar, 63, won re-election last year by nearly 21 points. But April 1 Special Elections eroded Trump’s November margins of victory by double digits in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts, giving Democrats hope for a flip in less red CD 27.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has designated CD 27 as a “District in Play.”
