FL-HD93: Game changer: Emma Collum lands $200K 'angel donation'
The odds just got a whole lot better for Emma Collum‘s bid to flip House District 93.
Collum’s campaign said Friday that an “angel donor” has stepped in with a $200,000 soft-money donation, instantly erasing the fundraising gap between her and her Republican opponent, Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca.
“This is an extraordinary day for Emma. Just days after becoming the Democratic nominee she now has equal funds to compete toe to toe with Chip Lamarca. In a district that Charlie Crist won, and in a year that Democratic women are winning across America, Emma is in the perfect position to turn this district blue,” said campaign manager Mike Dunn.
Collum, a small-business attorney and the president and founder of Women’s March Florida, had already found plenty of success landing endorsements, including a recent not from the Florida Young Democrats. She’d also had some decent success on the fundraising trail — as of June 22, she’d raised more than $100,000 for her campaign and had more than $40,000 in the bank.
Until today, however, LaMarca was far and away the fundraising leader. He’s reeled in more than $260,000 for his campaign since he entered the race in October and had $224,000 in the bank at the end of last week.
But that $184,000 disparity is no more, and HD 93 has now cemented its place among the most flappable state House seats in 2018.
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