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The Blog for Sunday, July 17, 2005

Money Race

    No surprises:
    In a record-setting dash for cash, Republicans Tom Gallagher and Charlie Crist have been collecting about $70,000 a day for next year's governor's race, relying heavily on contributions from industries that their Cabinet jobs often touch. ...

    Davis is the leading Democratic fund-raiser, having collected $390,000 in the quarter ending June 30, bringing his overall total to more than $800,000.

    Close behind Davis is Smith, an Alachua state senator, who has collected about $730,000, including more than $332,000 over the most recent 90-day period.

    Maddox, the former Tallahassee mayor and state party chairman, trails with just over $300,000 raised since entering the race in May.
    "Money race for '06 heats up".

    Update:"Scott Maddox, a Democratic candidate for governor, parted ways with a Miami fundraiser who was being paid by Leon County Democrats."
    Former Tallahassee Mayor Scott Maddox, whose campaign for governor was benefiting from a unique campaign fundraising loophole, has switched his fundraising team after The Herald reported on the arrangement.

    Sallie Stohler, campaign manager for the Hialeah native and former chief of the Florida Democratic Party, said Monday that the campaign decided late last week to part ways with Kory Mitchell, a Miami fundraiser who worked for presidential candidate John Kerry, and hire a new set of fundraisers. ...

    She said the campaign's "strong" new team of experienced fundraisers included Richard Swann, who was campaign finance chairman for attorney Bill McBride's failed 2002 gubernatorial campaign.
    "Maddox, top fundraiser sever ties over conflict".

    On a separate note: "Aaronson backs off Maddox support" ("Four weeks after raising money for Maddox, [Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt] Aaronson describes himself as uncommitted.")

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