Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shatters fundraising report ahead of clash with Charlie Crist

Jenny Goldsberry

September 17, 02:31 PM September 17, 02:31 PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis has elevated $177.4 million for his reelection marketing campaign as of Sept. 9.

The amount is the latest document for a gubernatorial campaign with no adjusting for inflation, according to Open up Strategies. His marketing campaign garnered $31.4 million since January 2021, and his point out-level PAC Close friends of Ron DeSantis, which is not topic to contribution restrictions, described $146 million due to the fact January 2019.

Meanwhile, DeSantis's opponent in Florida's election for governor, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), has lifted $20 million. DeSantis established a month-to-month fundraising record for himself in April, boosting far more than 50 % of Crist's complete, with $10.5 million.

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Out of the major 5 contributors to the latest governor's marketing campaign, a few are Florida natives, but the major contributor is the Republican Governors Association, which has offered $20.35 million. Nevada's Robert Bigelow of Bigelow Aerospace is the fourth top rated donor with $10 million. It stands as Florida's record for a single particular person contribution.

There have been 42 billionaires who have donated to the marketing campaign, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Entirely, they characterize 15 various states.

"Where’s Ron DeSantis? He's campaigning with fellow anti-abortion extremists in Wisconsin and Kansas," Crist tweeted Saturday. "He’s deserted Florida and our persons to operate for president — and this November, we’ll abandon him at the polls."

DeSantis's record is also noteworthy mainly because the past document-holder was a billionaire in her own right. Meg Whitman unsuccessfully campaigned to be California's governor in 2010 with a web really worth of $3.3 billion. The GOP candidate individually gave $144.2 million to her marketing campaign, finally raising about $176 million. The next-area holder, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, elevated just about $300,000 quick of Whitman's history, but equally donated $172 million of his very own income towards his campaign. For his very own reelection campaign, Pritzker has only elevated just more than $133 million. DeSantis has a internet really worth of $319,000 himself.

Open up Techniques also analyzed the fundraising efforts of the top rated 20 presidential contenders, finding that DeSantis has lifted far more income considering the fact that Jan. 2021 than President Joe Biden or previous President Donald Trump. A federal political committee referred to as Completely ready for Ron has a described 58,000 supporters for a possible presidential run from DeSantis.

Desantis will be going through off in a gubernatorial discussion from Crist on Oct. 12.