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Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2017

Gubernatorial candidates raised big bucks last month, none more so than Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam who added $1.2 million between his campaign and committee accounts. Putnam raised $571,932 of that sum through his campaign account and another $616,235 through his political committee, Florida Grown. The former congressman and state lawmaker spent a combined $466,801 from […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Although President Barack Obama‘s diplomatic breakthrough with Cuba hasn’t received much support on Capitol Hill, there are Americans — and Cuban-Americans — enthusiastic about normalizing relations with the Castro-led government. The New Cuba PAC has released its first fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission, and it reports raising $178,140.77 between its launch in Miami on […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

Monday night in Miami, Alan Gross, an American citizen held in Cuba by the Castro-led government for five years, spoke at the inaugural fundraiser for New Cuba PAC, a political action committee created to push for the end of the 53-year U.S. economic embargo against the communist island nation. “It was a magical night,” said […]

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Adam Putnam widened fundraising lead in October, while Phil Levine made a splash

Pro Cuba normalization PAC raises more than $178,000

Engage Cuba group starts effort to end U.S. sanctions