Benacquisto, Braynon add to funding edges

RSS

Submit your
press release (view all)

Editorial Ticker

(Continuously updated 24/7)

Sun-Sentinel: A rocky start for 'redefining' Broward schools | Editorial

Herald: Why would Miami bad-boy cop join DeSantis' new State Guard? The answer seems obvious | Opinion

Times: On anniversary of Sunshine Skyway collapse, let's focus on bridge safety

Times: What we're doing to improve Hillsborough schools | Letters

Times: When the lights went on at the end of World War II

Times: Florida shows teacher appreciation by... ranking 50th for salaries

Times: Tampa's worthy investment in the Florida Aquarium | Editorial

Sun-Sentinel: How they voted on Florida's six-week abortion ban | Editorial

Times: Here's why it's time for Florida educators, parents and students to focus on math.

Times: We St. Pete environmentalists have these questions about the Rays stadium-Gas Plant deal

Dr. Susan MacManus

Dr. Matthew Corrigan

Dr. Aubrey Jewett

Dr. Kathryn DePalo-Gould

Benacquisto, Braynon add to funding edges

By News Service of Florida

Facing challenges in the Aug. 26 primary elections, Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, and Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, have added to their fundraising leads. Benacquisto collected $21,350 from July 26 to Aug. 1, bringing her overall total to $646,459, newly filed finance reports show. She also had spent a total of $573,658 as of Aug. 1. Benacquisto faces a primary challenge in Senate District 30 from Bokeelia Republican Michael Dreikorn, who had raised a total of $10,282. Meanwhile, Braynon, collected $24,025 from July 26 to Aug. 1, giving him a total of $201,436. Braynon had spent a total of $130,690. Braynon is being challenged by North Miami Democrat Anis "Auguste" Blemur, who had raised a total of $16,696 as of Aug. 1 and loaned the campaign $55,810, according to the reports.