The Tampa Bay Times reports that despite only being in the race for two weeks, Ross Spano’s primary challenger Scott Franklin raised a total of $266,786 in the first quarter, proving himself a formidable opponent to the embattled congressman.
As a reminder, in Q4 Spano raised less than half of that, pulling in $109,694. But that number doesn’t yet take into account the $83,198 of debt Spano’s campaign had taken on.
“Spano has yet to file his first quarter numbers, but already things are looking grim for the embattled congressman,” said DCCC Spokesperson Sarah Guggenheimer. “Franklin’s fundraising begs the question: with Spano already facing a tough general election, can he even afford this primary?”