CFO Fundraising Figures for 1st Quarter: Atwater Crushes the Field

Fundraising figures for the first quarter for the state CFO race reveal that Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, has a huge advantage over his opponents. During the first quarter, Atwater raised over $446,000 in cash and pulled in $126,000 through in-kind donations. Former state representative Loranne Ausley, the favorite in the Democratic field, raised $190,000 in cash for the quarter and posted in-kind donations in the amount of $70,000. Rep. Pat Pattterson, R-DeLand, pulled in $3,750 but he said he had not done any serious fundraising and would not until the end of the legislative session.