While he came in first in the first round, Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban “Stevie” Bovo was the least funded of the four viable county mayoral candidates.
He’s all but caught up now, getting within $30K of Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, with more than $1 million raised since the Aug. 18 primary.
According to the latest campaign finance reports, listing contributions and expenses through Oct. 23, Bovo had raised a total of $1.59 million and Levine Cava had raised $1.62 mil. A negligible difference. One could say they each have raised $1.6 million, without counting their political action committees.
But Bovo has been working harder to get it in recent weeks, with just over $1 million raised since the first round compared to $670,000 raised by Levine Cava. With 11 days to go until Election Day, Bovo also had more than twice as much campaign cash in hand on Oct. 23 as DLC, with $285,597 vs. $103,346.
It’s almost polar opposite in the political action committees, where Levine Cava has $239,705 left in the Our Democracy account while Bovo has almost $174K in the A Better Miami Dade PAC — both of which raised just over $2 million since the Aug. 18 vote.
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In total, DLC’s PAC raised $4.87 million compared to Bovo’s PAC’s $3.8 mil, so she’s still net positive about a cool million. Adding the campaign accounts to the PACs gives us a total of at least $11.8 million raised between the two of them.
And that’s in an economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic. Imagine how much fatter those accounts might be if these were normal times?
Among the notable contributions for Levine Cava was another half a million from investment advisor Donald Sussman, who had already given at least $880,000 in five different donations.
Bovo’s new contributions include $100,000 from Precision Pipeline, infrastructure engineers in Wisconsin, $55,000 from Florida East Coast Industries (the railroad people), $50,000 from Leon Medical Centers and $15,000 from Uber Technologies, which is interesting because he features the ride sharing service in one of his TV ads.
He also has almost $250,000 in money from Tallahassee and national PACs, including $100K from Florida Prosperity Fund, which got its most recent donations from Disney, the HCA hospital chain and Big Sugar.
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Chamaco Garcia.
I consider the antifa bunch a bunch of anarchists , losers who I doubt even vote , I also consider the right wing Proud Boys losers .
I am elated Cava who I voted for won because Bovo es puro Miami ” Cubano Cosa Nostra ” and this Cubano had enough of the basuro which holds office , runs for office here .
Not surprised pure corruption Gimenez was as most Cuban politicians here are rewarded for corruption , this is standard in Miami Cuban politics . .
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I can see the Antifa types clamoring for Biden and Cava. Most own nothing, they do not pay taxes nor contribute to society and should not even be permitted to vote. I have a harder time believing how the ultra rich contribute to “progressive” (code name for communist) candidates who will tag them with a 44% capital gains tax for every piece of property they sell in the future. Be careful what you wish for tontos útiles.
If over 3 million votes have been counted already in Florida, hard to believe the last week stretch is going to be very significant for these two.
Lol. Leon and the Fanjuls?
Different dance but always the same band playing the same tune.
Ladra… who do you endorse between the two?! The people need to know!
All the crooks and criminals send money to Bovo. They hope if Bovo gets elected he will reward them with government contracts. Gimenez did the same thing.
Why Political Action Comities Don’t Count ? Are they Not Bribes in FAVORS the the Elected have To “PAY BACK ” ? Are Any of The Donors Doing IT because They Believe in Them ? Or Is because THEY know They will Their Money Back Plus? This NWO Politicians are CORRUPT? ¡ In God We TRUST !
wow stevie like lil stevie wonder or ..that got him many more votes with the anglo bros right…brilliant/ bovo cannot win tied to the likes of de santiss and the trumpster for sure/