Democrat Moskowitz hauls in six figures in March for South Florida congressional race
Democrat Jared Moskowitz has raised more than $400,000 in less than a month since launching his campaign to succeed retiring Rep. Ted Deutch.
Moskowitz, a Broward County Commissioner, will file his first campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission later this month. His campaign announced Friday that he’ll have $650,000 cash on hand, a combination of his strong fundraising start and a $250,000 personal loan he made to the campaign.
“I’m humbled by the outpouring of support for this campaign. Residents of this district want someone who can defend this Democratic seat and who has a proven record of tackling hard problems,” Moskowitz said in a statement.
“People in this community know I will focus on defending our democracy, preventing gun violence, supporting the State of Israel, and improving kitchen table economics.”
A former state legislator and a former director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Moskowitz launched a campaign on March 4 for the open seat race in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.
The district includes Parkland, the community that suffered the deadly school shooting in 2018 that killed 17 people and injured 17 others. Moskowitz has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Democratic-leaning district with support from both local officials and several parents of students killed in the shooting.
Incumbent Deutch will retire from Congress at the end of the current term to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
