Rodney Jacobs smashes personal fundraising record for SD 35 bid

Rodney Jacobs smashes personal fundraising record for SD 35 bid

Miramar Democrat Rodney Jacobs just turned in his strongest round of fundraising yet.

Between April 1 and May 31, Jacobs stacked nearly $80,000 between his campaign account and political committee, A New Hope For Tomorrow.

Combined with prior fundraising, the two-month haul brings Jacobs total gains since entering the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Sen. Lauren Book to almost $166,000.

Of that, he had about $82,000 remaining by June 1.

His prior fundraising record was $49,000 collected between mid-August and Sept. 30.

“I’m beyond excited to have just posted my largest quarter to date,” Jacobs said in a statement.

“I cannot thank my supporters enough. Their enthusiasm for my campaign...

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