Amendment 4 raises $17M in political donations in a week
In a battle with the state over whether to expand abortion rights, the political committee backing Amendment 4 continues to reach new highs in donations.
Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) collected about $17.2 million during one week, the group reported in the Oct. 5-11 campaign finance report. FPF also spent about $14.3 million during that same week.
The weekly fundraising numbers were beefed up by three multimillion-dollar donations, although the majority of donors are giving small amounts. More than 3,100 people gave $100 or less.
The New Venture Fund — the biggest donor — gave about $9.5 million, followed by $5 million from The Fairness Project and about $2.3 million from the Hopewell...
