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Scott PowersOctober 5, 2017

Republican state Rep. Jason Brodeur still has three years before the 2020 election he’s shooting for, but the Sanford Republican has some money in the bank and he’s been spending money lately to get his messages out, much of it in the form of public service text messages following Hurricane Irma. Brodeur, who’s aiming to […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2017

Republican nominee Bobby Olszewski raised $55,000 including about $24,000 in in-kind services from the state party after winning an Aug. 15 primary and had about $27,500 left for his contest with replacement Democratic nominee Eddy Dominguez, at the time of the latest campaign finance reports. Those reports, through Sept. 7, showed the Republican Party of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 11, 2017

Winter Park Republican Stockton Reeves lent his campaign $90,000 in August, putting him almost even with Orlando Democrat Anna Eskamani in campaign funds in the race for Florida House District 47. Campaign finance reports filed with the Florida Division of Elections show Reeves raised just $3,020 since entering the race on the last day of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 8, 2017

The campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is reporting raising $82,433 in August, bringing it toward a total of $2.49 million total donations. The income included $34,644 raised by King’s official campaign fund, and another $47,900 raised by his independent political committee, Rise and Lead. The campaign reported it ended August with about $1.69 […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2017

State Rep. Bob Cortes raised more than $26,000 for his re-election campaign in Florida House District 30 in August, more than doubling his campaign fund for the 2018 election. Cortes, a Republican from Altamonte Springs who hosted a major fundraiser on August 1, increased his re-election campaign fund to $49,960 in donations, with $4,892 in […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2017

Republican Jeffrey Ramsey posted his second consecutive $4,000-plus month in fundraising and lent his campaign $10,000 in July, giving his candidacy a boost in the race to replace outgoing state Rep. Tom Goodson in House District 41 in Brevard County. Ramsey, a Merritt Island teacher and retired Air Force officer, reported raising $4,550 in July […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2017

Republican David Smith raised about $9,000 in July, while his Republican primary opponent Chris Anderson raised no money and Democrat Lee Mangold brought in about $1,100 during the month, giving Smith a commanding money advantage seeking what will be an open seat for House District 28. Smith, a retired U.S. Marine colonel and consultant from […]

Scott PowersAugust 7, 2017

Democrat Anna Eskamani raised more than $52,000 in her first month after announcing her candidacy to run in Florida’s House District 47, her campaign announced Monday. Eskamani, of Orlando, pulled in $52,517, with her first major fundraiser yet to come, set for Aug. 15, according to her campaign. That has come from more than 300 […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Members of Florida’s congressional delegation vulnerable because of their balanced districts each raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the second quarter of 2017, new reports show. The latest campaign finance reports posted this week, covering money raised and spent in April, May and June, shows that Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Mast of Palm City […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King‘s campaign announced he raised $202,000 in June, while rival Andrew Gillum‘s campaign reported $122,000, as both slipped behind Gwen Graham in the early stages of the money chase for the 2018 governor’s race. The Chris King for Florida campaign announced the Winter Park developer had attracted a combined total of $202,249 […]

Tag: campaign finance

Jason Brodeur spends $18K on 2020 SD 9 race

Bobby Olszewski raises $55K in latest HD 44 report, has $27K for special election

Stockton Reeves loan puts him almost even in HD 47 race

Chris King reports $82K haul in August, total near $2.5 million

Bob Cortes raises $26K in August, tops among Seminole County house candidates

Loan helps Jeffrey Ramsey make financial progress in HD 51 race

David Smith pulling away in early HD 28 campaign fundraising

Anna Eskamani raises $52K in first month of HD 47 run

Money pouring in for Florida’s Congress members in tough districts

Chris King, Andrew Gillum slip against Gwen Graham in Democratic governor’s money race