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Scott PowersApril 17, 2016

Susannah Randolph raised $170,000 in the first quarter of 2016 for her Orlando-based Congressional 9 race, leaving her with more than $315,000 in the bank, her campaign reported. The Orlando Democrat’s campaign also claimed that the cash-in-hand total tops the crowded field in CD 9, though rival Democrat state Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando’s campaign […]

Scott PowersApril 14, 2016

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings raised more than $210,000 in the first quarter of 2016 for her congressional race in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, her campaign announced Friday. The campaign did not state how much cash it had on-hand at the end of the quarter, but Demings, a Democrat, ended 2015 with more than […]

Scott PowersApril 14, 2016

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Kissimmee businesswoman and college instructor Valleri Crabtree has reported raising $34194 in her bid for the Democratic nomination in Orlando-based Congressional District 9, though only $1,500 in the first quarter of 2016. She reported ending the first quarter on March 31 with just $1,256 in the bank, and more than $24,000 in debts, mostly to […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

State Rep. Victor Torres raised $1,400 in March and his new Democratic primary opponent Bob Healy raised $3,160 in the Orlando-based Senate District 15 race. Torres, of Orlando enters April with a sizable campaign coffer advantage because he transferred all of his campaign money from his house re-election campaign, providing him with a total of […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

State Sen. Jack Latvala‘s political action committee Florida Leadership Committee raised $113,357 during the month of March, far more than any other lawmaker’s or candidate’s leadership PAC. Florida Leadership Committee trailed only Gov. Rick Scott‘s Let’s Get To Work, which raised $248,000, and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s Florida Grown, which raised $126,250, during the month, […]

Jim RosicaApril 11, 2016

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s fundraising committee raised a little more than $126,000 in March, but spent about $99,000 – or 78 percent of income, campaign finance reports posted Monday show. Nonetheless, Florida Grown PC– the vehicle that likely will fund Putnam‘s 2018 bid for governor – now has total cash on hand of just over $3.3 million. Putnam, a Republican first […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2016

The race to replace Kathleen Passidomo in the Florida House is heating up; with Bob Rommel outraising Lavigne Ann Kirkpatrick in March. State records show Rommel raised $8,540 last month; while Kirkpatrick raised $4,800. However, March marked the first full month of Kirkpatrick’s House campaign. Rommel, a Naples Republican who serves as president of the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2016

The political committee backing Gov. Rick Scott raised more than $1 million in the first three months of 2016. State records show Let’s Get to Work — the political committee that fueled Scott’s 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial campaigns — raised $248,000 in March. Since January, the political committee has raised more than $1.07 million. The […]

Scott PowersApril 5, 2016

Democrat Bob Poe has lent his congressional campaign $1.2 million of his own money, jumpstarting it into what likely will be a big campaign finance lead over other candidates in Orlando-based Congressional District 10. The wealthy Orlando entrepreneur and former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party said Tuesday that his self-funding effort gives him more than […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

Wealthy Florida car dealer Norman Braman is hoping to recoup his losses from backing Marco Rubio for president by doubling down on Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s bid for the U.S. Senate seat Rubio is vacating. As Alex Gloriso of OpenSecrets.org writes, Braman is using every available avenue for money – traditional, unconventional, and questionable – in order to boost CLC’s chances over […]

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Susannah Randolph reports raising $170K in first quarter for CD 9 race

Val Demings reports $210K haul in first quarter

Valleri Crabtree posts $34K in campaign contributions in CD 9 race

Victor Torres, Bob Healy see slow fundraising March in Senate District 15

Jack Latvala’s Florida Leadership Committee raises $113,357

Adam Putnam’s political committee raises over $126K in March

Bob Rommel, Lavigne Kirkpatrick boost their HD 106 campaign coffers in March

Let’s Get to Work raises $248,000 in March

Bob Poe self-financing start to his campaign with $1.2 million in CD 10

Billionaire car dealer Norman Braman betting big-time on Carlos Lopez-Cantera