Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2019
4min514
There’s a chance he’ll be back Tallahassee sooner than expected.
Tag: fundraisingThree people were killed in an accident on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12. Image via Treasure Coast Newspapers.
Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2019
Drew WilsonJanuary 11, 2019
3min211
The Republican Party of Florida brought in more than $6 million in the last two months of 2018, making for about $71.5 million in total fundraising last year. RPOF’s newly filed finance report covers includes a handful of days that preceded the Nov. 6 general election. With five statewide races and numerous state Senate battlegrounds […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 3, 2019
3min379
Coral Springs Commissioner Dan Daley announced he has hauled in more than $75,000 in fundraising since announcing a run for state Rep. Jared Moskowitz‘s seat in House District 97. “The holiday season has never been an easy time for candidates to fundraise, but we are blown away by the outpouring of support that this campaign […]
Drew WilsonDecember 10, 2018
2min463
The last few weeks of November saw Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum receive almost $1.25 million in contributions to his affiliated political committee, Forward Florida. According to a newly filed campaign finance report covering Nov. 2 through Nov. 30, the soft money account cashed nearly $1.5 million in checks, with the vast majority of those […]
Drew WilsonDecember 8, 2018
3min494
State Rep. Randy Fine launched his 2020 re-election bid on Nov. 19, and thanks to his prodigious fundraising effort last cycle he was able to hit the ground running. A newly filed campaign finance report shows the Brevard County Republican already has $21,500 in the bank. The bulk of that money — $20,000 — marked […]
Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018
3min387
The final campaign finance reports are in to the Florida Division of Elections, and they showed Democratic state Rep. Robert Asencio once again ahead of his Republican challenger Anthony Rodriguez. Rodriguez has kept it competitive in recent reporting periods. But Asencio has brought in more outside money in each of the last four reports filed […]
Drew WilsonNovember 2, 2018
3min314
Everytown For Gun Safety, a gun-control group co-founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has poured $455,000 into a direct mail campaign according to a newly filed campaign finance report. The national branch of the org, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, funneled $465,000 to its state-level PAC, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Florida, on […]
Drew WilsonNovember 1, 2018
5min577
The political committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment to let voters decide on future gambling expansions in the Sunshine State picked up another seven-figure check from the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Wednesday. Voters in Charge, the committee sponsoring Amendment 3, has been heavily backed by the tribe as well as Disney Worldwide Services. With […]
Ryan NicolNovember 1, 2018
6min283
With Honor, the group behind a since-retracted ad supporting U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, has added another $155,000 to support the Republican’s re-election bid. The new round of money was first spotted by TCPalm’s Ali Schmitz on Twitter. With Honor, a group aimed at electing veterans to Congress, has now spent more than $900,000 backing the […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 1, 2018
2min346
Coming off his best weekly haul to date, Democrat Andrew Gillum added nearly $3 million to his gubernatorial bankroll in a single day. Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor, on Tuesday reported nearly $900,000 in contributions to his campaign account and more than $2 million to his political committee, Forward Florida. In total, Gillum has raised more than […]