Gov. Rick Scott's Fundraising Gold Mine

RICK SCOTT'S FUNDRAISING GOLD MINE The 2014 governor's race is widely expected to be the most expensive campaign in Florida history. Governor Rick Scott began raising funds for his 2014 re-election soon after being elected in 2010 via his "Let's Get To Work" political committee, the main avenue for his campaign fundraising. 99 $18.8M RAISED & $16.6M CASH ON HAND' Gov. Rick Scott has raised more than $13M in 2013. Three months in 2013 have posted fundraising totals of more than $3M. $458,000 $4,889,849 $13,461,429 $4,000,000 2011 2012 2013 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 TOP TEN INDUSTRIES' $11.7M (62.3%) OF CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM TEN INDUSTRIES 1 HEALTHCARE - $1.62M 2 INSURANCE - $1.55M 8.6 8.3 3 POLITICAL ORG.S - $1.48M 4 GAMING - $1.33M 7.9 62.3% 5 DEVELOPERS - $1.22M 7.1 6 INVESTORS - $1.11M 6.5 3.5 7 REAL ESTATE - $988K 5.9 4.1 5.2 5.3 8 AGRICULTURE - $972K BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR - $637,500 9 UTILITIES/ENERGY - $774K AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION - $6,938 MEDIAN CONTRIBUTION - $500 10 ENTERTAINMENT - $666K MONEY TALKS $25M "I will have $25 MILLION in the bank by the end of the year and will use it in early 2014 to define my opponent."3 66 - Gov. Rick Scott $14.7M ereansarse The Republican Party of Florida has raised $14.7 MILLION for the 2014 General Election and will likely spend most of their 4 haul on the governor's race. = $1 MILLION %D SOURCES | NOTES • letsgettowork.net • October, 2013 contribution data only contains data through October 16th. "The Risen Crist" by Neal B. Freeman, The National Review, 7/23/2013. • Florida Division of Elections © Sharpe Strategies, LLC sharpestrategies DATA DESIGN CAMPAIGNS SHARPESTRATEGIES.COM January July October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October 2