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A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Lake Ray, a Republican running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has over $142,000 on hand as of June 30, according to his Federal Election Commission filing. Of that total, $100,000 comes from a personal loan to his campaign. Beyond the loan, Ray has raised $68,750 and spent $26,321. Among the bigger names on his contributor […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Jacksonville Beach restaurant owner Ed Malin was one of many Republicans to get in the race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District after Ander Crenshaw decided to stand down for re-election. Malin’s campaign account reflects a lack of traction from the donor class, at least through this week’s Federal Election Commission filing, which covers the period through June […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

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The latest filing for 4th Circuit Public Defender candidate Charles Cofer has him finally breaking the $150,000 barrier in money raised. New contributions of $13,535 brought Cofer’s total up to $150,045. Of that, he has roughly $67,500 on hand. Of the 61 contributors between June 25 and July 8, a lot were retired law enforcement members, along with […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

There are three candidates in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, but only one of their campaigns is operating in the red. LJ Holloway, who entered the race in 2015, has failed to get real traction, as her campaign finance report filing this week indicated. Holloway has raised just over $11,000 in the […]

Drew WilsonJuly 13, 2016

Democrat Stephanie Murphy announced Wednesday she raised $126,346 during the first week of her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The Winter Park Democrat has not yet filed her report with the Federal Elections Commission, though she said the haul includes $11,000 in personal loans and that she […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

“Conservatives United,” a political committee associated with 4th Congressional District Republican John Rutherford, raised $54,400 from eight donors in the second quarter of 2016, according to its FEC filing. The donors list for the committee includes many of the usual suspects. However, the amounts weren’t what some observers might have expected. Ed Burr, chair of the Jacksonville […]

Drew WilsonJuly 13, 2016

Villages Republican David E. Gee threw another $100,000 of his own money into his Senate District 12 campaign, according to newly filed campaign finance reports, though he still lags behind GOP Reps. Dennis Baxley and Marlene O’Toole in the money race. Gee, who filed for the seat March 31, has so far loaned his campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2016

Though the official campaign finance reports in the 4th Congressional District race aren’t due for a few days, two candidates have bankrolls. Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union acquired what is being called a “preliminary fundraising report” for John Rutherford from a mysterious source, and that report will have Rutherford at $373,570, with money coming from “local law enforcement […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

State Rep. Matt Gaetz has raised $729,000 in his bid to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, including $367,000 in the last quarter, his campaign announced today. “I’m honored that conservatives across Northwest Florida are joining our campaign at a rapid pace,” Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, said in a statement. “America faces serious […]

Mitch PerryJuly 7, 2016

Tim Canova, the college law professor challenging Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in her bid for re-election to Florida’s 23rd Congressional District this summer, raised $1.7 million in the second quarter of this year, and overall has raised $2.25 million in his insurgent campaign. The Democrat announced his fundraising totals in a statement […]

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Tim Robinson shows divers where to cut along the Lionfish while on the Lady Go Diver in the Intracoastal near Deerfield Beach, Fla., Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Lee Ann Anderson/Fresh Take Florida)

Congressional candidate Lake Ray has $142K on hand, $100K from personal loan

Congressional candidate Ed Malin shows anemic fundraising so far

Charles Cofer breaks $150K barrier in public defender race

L.J. Holloway’s congressional campaign is in the red according to latest filing

Stephanie Murphy raises $126K in 1st week of campaign to unseat John Mica

John Rutherford political committee brings in $54K in Q2

David Gee loans $100K to SD 12 campaign, still lags behind GOP rivals

Report: John Rutherford, Hans Tanzler show strength in first campaign finance reports

Matt Gaetz eclipses $729K-raised mark for congressional campaign

Tim Canova announces his fundraising total now at $2.25 million