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Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2018

As President Donald Trump comes to Tampa on Tuesday to rally for Republican gubernatorial front-runner Ron DeSantis, Republican voters across Florida began receiving a mail piece which highlights the President’s endorsement of DeSantis. On the other side of the mailer is a multi-pronged, heavily sourced attack on Adam Putnam‘s long record in public office. The […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam tacked on another $370,000 for his gubernatorial bid between July 7 and July 13, nearly putting him past the $35 million mark in total fundraising. The Bartow Republican raised $158,134 in hard money and brought in another $212,575 via his political committee, Florida Grown, for a total haul of $370,709. That’s […]

Drew WilsonJune 29, 2018

Through the first three weeks of June, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised nearly double the money of gubernatorial primary opponent U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. From June 1 through June 22, Putnam raked in almost $2.1 million — $1.8 million through his political committee, Florida Grown, and another $283,000 through his official campaign account. DeSantis’ total came […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis said Monday that his campaign and affiliated political committee “took in more than $3 million” last month, but that may have been a little misleading. When he made the announcement, partial month records for his committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, showed it had brought in about $1.27 million as of May […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

Last month brought U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis his best fundraising haul since first announcing his campaign for Governor at the beginning of the year. The Northeast Florida Republican’s campaign announced Monday that DeSantis brought in more than $3 million between his campaign account and his affiliated political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis. That makes May […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2018

Northeast Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis brought in more than $1.5 million last month for his campaign to replace termed-out Gov. Rick Scott. DeSantis’ supporting committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, took in $1 million of that sum, while his campaign account added $532,000. Only Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, in his best-ever fundraising month, outraised […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis is reporting that his campaign and independent political committee combined raised more than $2 million in February. DeSantis, the Republican congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, announced Wednesday that his official campaign raised $471,000 and his Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee raised $1,616,000 during the month, giving him a 50-day […]

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New mailer touts Trump’s nod for Ron DeSantis, takes down Adam Putnam’s record

Adam Putnam scores another fundraising win, nears $35M raised

Adam Putnam doubled Ron DeSantis in June fundraising

Ron DeSantis’ May report included more than $1M in old money

Ron DeSantis raises more than $3 million in May

Ron DeSantis adds $1.5 million for gubernatorial bid

Ron DeSantis says he raised $2 million in February for gubernatorial campaign