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Scott PowersMay 10, 2017

Republican candidate Tyler Sirois raised $25,000 in his first month of campaigning for the seat opening up for House District 51. Sirois, executive director of the 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office, starts the race with a strong campaign finance lead over two other Republicans seeking to replace term-limited Republican state Rep. Tom Goodson. Through […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2017

Republican David Smith has raised another $15,600 in his campaign for the Florida House District 28 seat being vacated by incumbent Republican state Rep. Jason Brodeur. Smith’s April fundraising tally is his third straight strong month, following a $21,300 haul in March and $25,000 he lent his campaign to kick it off in late February. […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum announced Thursday that his official and unofficial campaign funds have combined to top $1 million in his quest for election in 2018. The Gillum for Governor campaign and its aligned political committee, Forward Florida, have raised a combined $1,051,473 through the end of April, from more than 5,600 individual […]

Scott PowersMarch 10, 2017

Republican state Rep. Jason Brodeur had a very, very good fundraising month in February for his campaign for state Senate District 9, raising nearly $88,000 in his campaign account and another $318,000 for his political committee. But then he gave much of it back. “We worked real, real hard,” Brodeur, of Sanford, stated in comments to FloridaPolitics.com, […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 21, 2017

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised more than $500,000 for his political committee in the first half of February according to a newly updated financial report. The committee, Florida Grown, brought in about $200,000 of its $538,000 haul from the Associated Industries of Florida and one of its related political committees. Another $100,000 came from Vero […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

As the final campaign finance reports of the 2016 cycle come in, three Northeast Florida Republican candidates for the state House finished strong. Despite not having any major party opposition on the ballot, House District 11’s Cord Byrd, HD 16’s Jason Fischer, and HD 18 incumbent Rep. Travis Cummings each raised over $10,000 between Oct. 22 and Nov. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

Jacksonville Rep. Jay Fant is leaving nothing to chance in his HD 15 re-election campaign against a write-in candidate, fundraising until the end. Fant had a staggering $70,000 ad buy in October for his campaign against an unknown opponent. That ad buy depleted his campaign account. Yet, as hope springs eternal, so does fundraising capacity for […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica and his Democratic opponent Stephanie Murphy now are getting showered with many tens of thousands of dollars in political action committee money heading into the final days before their showdown in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. In the past seven days, from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, Mica’s campaign reported receiving 52 […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2016

The latest finance reports in the high-profile race in Senate District 8 show that as of Oct. 21, Republican Keith Perry leads Democrat Rod Smith in cash-on-hand. Perry has $82,865 on hand of the $645,152 he had raised in the campaign through Oct. 21. The Republican raised $33,095 of that in the most recent week, a number bolstered […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2016

In the race to replace former Rep. Reggie Fullwood in House District 13, GOP Pastor Mark Griffin still leads the money race. But Democrat Tracie Davis is making a late surge. The gap in resources between Griffin and Davis is still real: Davis has just over $11,000 on hand; Griffin has over $26,000 on hand. However, in the […]

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Tyler Sirois raises $25K in HD 51 race

David Smith raises another $15,000 in House District 28 race

Andrew Gillum’s campaign money now tops $1 million

Jason Brodeur raises nearly $400K for 2020 state Senate bid — then gives $165K back

Adam Putnam’s political committee adds another $500K

Northeast Florida GOP State House candidates finish with fundraising flurries

Jay Fant fundraises until end of uncompetitive HD 15 race

PAC money now flooding into CD 7 race

Keith Perry leads Rod Smith in cash on hand in SD 8 race

Tracie Davis wins the week in HD 13 money race