Candidates Report Fundraising Totals
Monday, July 26, 2010
By: Margie Menzel

July 26, 2010 - With the August 24th primary election less than a month away, candidates for statewide office have released their campaign finance reports for the most recent quarter.

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In the race to be Florida’s next governor, the Democratic candidate, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, reports more than $5.8 million dollars on hand compared to $45,000 for independent candidate Bud Chiles. On the Republican side of the gubernatorial race, Bill McCollum has $543,000 in his account while primary opponent Rick Scott reports $656,000. 

Democrats Dan Gelber and Dave Aronberg are roughly tied in fundraising for the state Attorney General’s race. Each campaign reports about $660,000 inthe bank. Hillsborough County Prosecutor Pam Bondi leads on the Republican side of the AG race with $401,000; Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp has $316,000; and Holly Benson, former Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration has $275,000.
 
In the race for Chief Financial Officer, Republican Jeff Atwater enjoys a huge financial lead with $2.1 million compared with Democrat Loranne Ausley’s $622,000.
 
The Republican in the Agriculture Commissioner’s race also is far ahead in fundraising.  Adam Putnam has $1.3-million while his Democratic opponent Scott  Maddox has raised $394,000.