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A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2016

State Rep. Travis Cummings, who represents northern Clay County, and Jay Fant, who represents much of Jacksonville’s Westside, have some things in common. Both are Republican incumbents. Neither faces a primary challenge. Both raised little money in May. And both got $500 checks from the “Duke Energy Corporation Florida” PAC. **** Cummings raised just $1,800, […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Miami Republican Sen. Anitere Flores announced Wednesday she raised more than $250,000 last month between her campaign and political committee. “I am humbled and overwhelmed by the continued support our campaign has received, not only door-to-door in the community, but also by financial support within the region and our district,” Flores said. “Every dollar raised […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016

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House District 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson faces no electoral challenges in her solidly Republican St. Johns County district, so fundraising is not as high priority as it might be for other candidates. Despite this, Stevenson continues to bring in respectable monthly tallies, and May was no exception. New money totaling $11,491 brings Stevenson’s total raised up to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016

Northeast Florida State Sen. Rob Bradley had a strong month of fundraising in May, totaling $83,000 between his political committee and his campaign account. Bradley’s Senate District 7 includes Clay, Alachua, and Bradford counties. He faces no opposition in the 2016 election. The real action was on the political committee side, where “Working for Florida’s Families” […]

Ryan RayJune 8, 2016

Democrat Ken Keechl still has a long way to go to close the fundraising gap with incumbent Republican Rep. George Moraitis in House District 93, but May did see Keechl cut into his lead. Keechl brought in $17,247 during the May reporting period according to new campaign finance data, bringing his overall total to $38,445 overall. Nearly all of that sum […]

Jim RosicaJune 7, 2016

Florida Grown, the political committee that likely will fuel Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s 2018 bid for governor, posted more than $185,000 in contributions for May. Committees face a deadline for reporting their latest numbers on Friday. The committee released its figures early on its own website. Contributions include $100,000 from Florida Jobs PAC, a political arm of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, records show. “Commissioner Putnam is […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2016

With campaigns up and down the ticket attracting the attention of Jacksonville’s donor class, it was perhaps inevitable that Lenny Curry‘s political committee would have a sluggish May. A total of $3,000 in new money was the slowest fundraising since the PAC started raising money last year, offset by $26,178 of new spending, of which $20,000 went to […]

Jim RosicaJune 3, 2016

State Sen. Jeff Brandes has given $200,000 toward his own re-election, May fundraising reports show. His latest numbers, posted Friday, also show Brandes pulled in another $32,000 in contributions for the month. That brings the St. Petersburg Republican’s total raised to nearly $480,000 for this year’s election. He has cash-on-hand of more than $310,000. As of Friday, he […]

Scott PowersJune 2, 2016

Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith‘s campaign raised more than $15,000 in May for his run in Orlando-based House District 49, making him one of the first House candidates to top the $100,000 campaign finance mark. A year after Smith formally entered the race — Republican incumbent state Rep. Rene Plasencia decided to switch to House District 50 — […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

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Newly elected Republican Party of Duval County Chair Cindy Graves is in an interesting position. The chair role has been in flux for a couple of years now, and some stability is required. Also required: a focus on fundraising that has been absent recently. Perhaps owing to the push in the 2015 municipal elections, the local […]

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Slow fundraising for Travis Cummings, Jay Fant in May

Anitere Flores leads Senate pack in latest fundraising

HD 17 Republican Cyndi Stevenson raises $11K in May

Rob Bradley political committee, campaign account combine for $83K May

Ken Keechl tops George Moraitis in May fundraising, still trails in HD 93

Adam Putnam fundraising committee, Florida Grown, raises $185K in May

May was a quiet fundraising month for Lenny Curry’s political committee

Jeff Brandes seeds state Senate re-election campaign with $200K of his own money

Carlos Guillermo Smith announces $15K haul in May for HD 49 race

Cindy Graves renews Duval GOP’s fundraising focus