Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis pulled in $222,361 in campaign contributions at the end of June and beginning of July as he continues to amass a sizable reserve for the November election.
From June 30 to July 6, Patronis raised $47,611 for his campaign account and $174,750 with his political committee Treasure Florida. He had a combined $3.45 million on hand in the two accounts, according to numbers posted on the state Division of Elections website.
Patronis’ numbers for the period included $50,000 from the health insurer Florida Blue; $46,350 from health-care firms and physicians; more than $25,000 from financial-services companies; and $20,000 from telecommunications firms, including $5,000 from AT&T.
He spent less than $20,000 from the two accounts during the reporting period. Patronis’ Democratic challenger, former state Sen. Jeremy Ring of Broward County, raised $3,029 in the same period for his campaign account and the political committee Florida Action Fund.
As of July 6, his cash on hand totaled just under $440,000. Among $31,509 spent in the reporting period by the Florida Action Fund, $25,000 went to the Florida Democratic Party.
