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Tampa City Council member Bill Carlson raised $70,300 in the first month of his re-election campaign to District 4, his campaign announced Tuesday.
The funding came from 181 donors for an average of $388 per contribution.
Carlson faces Blake Casper, a prominent McDonald’s franchiser who co-founded the Oxford Exchange near downtown.
Casper is well-connected and has plenty of his own money to shell out on the race.
But voters have not yet gotten a look at what Casper’s financial situation will be heading into the March 7 race. Casper has not yet filed campaign finance reports, which are due Friday.
– Peter Schorsch, Extensive Enterprises