Ken Russell leads pre-Primary spending spree in CD 27

Ken Russell leads pre-Primary spending spree in CD 27

With the Primary Election fast approaching, former Democratic Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell dropped more than $325,000 in the last month toward his bid to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida’s 27th Congressional District.

That sum is more than half the combined spending he and five other candidates vying for CD 27 spent in July, according to their Federal Election Commission filings.

He also raised $102,000 since July 1, thanks to a wave of individual donors, including Alain Perez, CEO of modular and tent structure company EventStar, and lawyer Roland Sanchez-Medina, who Chairs the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

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