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Blake Casper self-funds $105K for Tampa City Council bid

by The 100 Companies

Tampa City Council candidate Blake Casper opened his campaign with more than $124,000, campaign finance reports covering Jan. 1 through Feb. 3 show. That includes $105,000 of Casper’s own money.

Casper, a wealthy McDonalds franchiser and co-founder of Tampa’s Oxford Exchange, entered the race on the last day of qualifying for the race, Jan. 20.

Casper took in less than $20,000 from donors, including 15 top-dollar contributions of $1,000. Only 36 individuals contributed over the two weeks Casper was able to raise funds during the reporting period.

Casper’s opponent, incumbent Bill Carlsonraised $77,500 during the reporting period, from 213 donations.

– Peter Schorsch, Extensive Enterprises

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