Election 2014: Hill, Lau race raising money
- September 23, 2014
- / Staff Reports
- / government
As campaign finance reports continue to come in, Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, and incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, each raised more than $30,000 from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12.
Hill, who is running in House District 2 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, collected $35,450 during the two-week period, bringing his overall total to $153,856. Democrat Jeremy Lau, who is trying to unseat Hill, had raised a total of $10,295 as of Sept. 12.
Crisafulli, who will become House speaker if he wins re-election in Brevard County's House District 51, raised $31,000 from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12, bringing his overall total to $537,768, the reports show.
Democrat Joe Murray, who is challenging Crisafulli, had collected a total of $975 as of Sept. 12.
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