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FLORIDA STATE CANDIDATES RAISE $47.4 MILLION IN 2000 ELECTIONSSenate Contributions Increase Significantly Over 1998The following report was released by the National Institute on Money in State Politics, a nonpartisan, nonprofit program dedicated to accurate, comprehensive and unbiased documentation and research on campaign finance at the state level. The Institute is an outgrowth of collaboration between the Western States Center, the Northeast Citizen Action Resource Center, and Democracy South. FOR RELEASE: June 11, 2001 The Institute's preliminary review of the data showed: · The 51 Senate candidates raised an average
of $238,283 in 2000, up 41 percent from the average $168,623 raised
by Senate candidates in 1998. The 335 House candidates raised an average
of $87,993, for a 16 percent increase over the 1998 average of $75,534. · Winning House candidates raised an average
of $149,931, while their general election opponents raised 41 percent
of that amount, or $61,906. Primary election losers raised an average
of $48,194. "Even with term limits changing who can run for office, money still wins the race nine times out of 10," noted Samantha Sanchez, Institute co-director. "So for those people with an economic interest in legislative policy, it's business as usual." Preliminary analysis shows the state Republican and Democratic parties were the top contributors to campaigns, at $2,682,654 and $2,078,461, respectively. Eight candidates also were among the top contributors, largely financing their own campaigns. Other top contributors were the Realtors Political Action Committee (PAC) Florida, $123,000; Florida Dental PAC, $118,958; Florida Electric Coops PAC, $115,958; PowerPAC Florida Power, $107,579; and Anheuser Busch, $96,000. The Institute will be doing further analysis of all
major contributors to Florida candidates in the 2000 election cycle
in order to identify their occupations and employers. When that analysis
is complete, the information may be searched by candidate, contributor,
and the types of economic and political interests contributing to
state-level campaigns. Currently, the Institute's Web site, www.followthemoney.org,
contains searchable contribution data identifying the economic interests
of contributors in the 1998
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