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Drew WilsonOctober 11, 2017

Election Day is 13 months away but a handful of rock star candidates, both Republicans and Democrats, have already started to break away from the pack in crowded races for open House seats. Most of them saw a dip in September – blame it on the rain – but each remains the leader in their […]

Drew WilsonOctober 6, 2017

Future Senate President Wilton Simpson brought in more than $200,000 through his political committee last month, and forked over half that sum to the committee supporting GOP candidates for state senate. The Trilby Republican’s committee, Jobs for Florida, raised $209,500 in September, with a good chunk of that money coming in through a handful of […]

Drew WilsonOctober 4, 2017

One of the two Democrats running for Gainesville-based Senate District 8 showed $73,000 raised in her inaugural campaign finance report, putting her within striking distance of incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry’s 10-month total. Kayser Enneking, MD, filed for SD 8 on Sept. 1 after mulling a run for Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, which is much […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017

Future Senate Presidents Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson had big fundraising hauls last month, according to finance reports filed by their committees. Galvano, who is set to take over for Senate President Joe Negron after the 2018 elections, brought in $213,000 for his “Innovate Florida” committee last month and so far has brought in $50,000 […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Jack Latvala raised $273,000 last month for his political committee, according to updated reports on the committee website. The top contributor to “Florida Leadership Committee” last month was investor and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, who cut a $50,000 check to Latvala. The committee also took in $25,000 […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine dumped another $66,000 of his own money into his political committee last month, according to a new campaign finance report filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Levine, a Democrat, is considering a run for Florida governor, and has even publicly mused about running as an independent if he were […]

Drew WilsonAugust 28, 2017

The three Democrats running for governor are in the middle of a slow fundraising month according to recently updated reports from their political committees. Though Gwen Graham and Chris King haven’t set the world on fire, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum continues to flounder on the fundraising trail, and unless the specter of his email scandal […]

Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2017

The political committee backing a ballot initiative to automatically restore voting rights to nonviolent felons brought in over $500,000 last month. “Floridians for a Fair Democracy” received $250,000 of the July haul from the American Civil Liberties Union, with another $150,000 coming from the The Advocacy Fund, a San Francisco-based group that funds a variety […]

Drew WilsonAugust 12, 2017

Governor and likely 2018 U.S. Senate candidate Rick Scott brought in $164,150 last month for his political committee, “Let’s Get to Work.” The haul was balanced out by $133,645 in spending, mainly on consultants, leaving the second-term Republican governor with about $2.9 million on hand. The July donor roll included Amscot Financial, JM Family Enterprises […]

Drew WilsonAugust 8, 2017

Lake Worth Democratic Sen. Jeff Clemens raised an even $65,000 for his political committee last month, giving him the best month among Senate Democrats who have already submitted their July reports. Clemens, set to be Senate Minority Leader after the 2018 elections, brought in the money through just six contributions. The committee also managed to […]

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Hurricane impacted fundraising efforts of top-tier legislative candidates

Wilton Simpson’s committee raised $209K in September

Keith Perry challenger boasts $73K September haul

Bill Galvano, Wilton Simpson each break $200K in August

Jack Latvala adds $273K in committee cash

Philip Levine raises $250K in August

Contributions slow for Democratic gubernatorial candidates

Committee backing felon voting rights amendment adds $500K in July

Rick Scott committee adds $164K in July

Jeff Clemens adds $65K in committee cash