The committee Friends of Ron DeSantis has ramped up fundraising since October. It faces a Feb. 10 deadline for filing a full January finance report at the state Division of Elections, but the committee website lists contributions as of Thursday.
Among the contributions this month have been $100,000 from TECO Energy, Inc., $50,000 from the Daytona Toyota auto dealership and $25,000 from American Traffic Solutions, Inc., which is a major player in the red-light camera industry.
DeSantis’ committee raised $502,278 in December, after bringing in $521,776 in November, according to the Division of Elections. It had about $8.75 million on hand as of Dec. 31.
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This article appears in Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2021.