Major donor supporting Gov. DeSantis’s presidential bid says he may stop giving money: report
The largest individual contributor to a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid says he may stop giving money to the effort if DeSantis doesn’t win over more donors and voters.
The super PAC, “Never Back Down,” filed its first mid-year report last week, detailing approximately $130 million in contributions. The bulk of that money, $82.5 million, came from Empower Parents PAC, an organization previously known as Friends of Ron DeSantis, the PAC that supported both of his runs for governor. Several months after the 2022 election, the political committee changed its name and leadership, before giving its leftover money to Never Back Down.
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