Her sole Democratic challenger so far, lawyer August Mangeney, collected a comparatively paltry $6,400. But he outspent Gerwig nearly twofold.<\/p>\n
Gerwig\u2019s fourth-quarter gains included a $50,000 self-loan not denoted as such in her campaign\u2019s filings with the Division of Elections website.<\/p>\n
She also received 65 donations \u2014 a blend of personal checks, corporate contributions and additions from political committees.<\/p>\n
Former Rep. Rick Roth, who is now running to replace Democrat Lori Berman in Senate District 26, gave Gerwig $1,000.<\/p>\n She received the same sum from several legal and lobbying businesses, including Fort Lauderdale firms Becker & Poliakoff and TSE Consulting, West Palm Beach firms Rosenbaum LLC and Herman Law P.A., and Plantation-based lobbyist Ron Book.<\/p>\n From the agriculture business, Gerwig got $1,000 from West Palm Beach-based Agro Industrial Management and American Exports, a Florida Crystals subsidiary, and Closter Farms.<\/p>\n Trade and union interests gave too, with $1,000 coming from FPF Fire PC, Radiology PAC, Florida Surveying and Mapping PAC, the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists and Marine Industries Association. Professional Firefighters\/Paramedics also gave $500.<\/p>\n From real estate, Gerwig got $1,000 apiece from Miami-based Fort Worth Property Partners, Palm Springs-based The Brand X Company and West Palm Beach-based Verdex Construction.<\/p>\n Other corporate donations included $2,000 from companies associated with Deerfield Beach-based car dealership company JM Family Automotive and $1,000 from Comcast and Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine and Spirits.<\/p>\n Gerwig spent just under $8,000. Half went to West Palm Beach-based Patriot Games Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n She also spent about $2,600 on a campaign kickoff event at the Wellington National Golf Club, $549 on work from Spotlight Graphic Design in Tampa, $213 on printing from VistaPrint and $150 on an ad with the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n The rest covered donation-processing fees and office supplies.<\/p>\n Mangeney, meanwhile, received 23 contributions \u2014 most from South Florida residents and political committees, through his campaign account<\/a> and political committee, Allegiance to Democracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n That included $1,000 from the political committees of Democratic Sens. Tina Scott Polsky of Boca Raton and Shevrin Jones of Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n The Florida Project, a political committee chaired by Florida Alliance Managing Director Tessa Bay, gave the same.<\/p>\n Mangeney also spent about $15,100. The lion\u2019s share covered consulting costs: $6,000 to Plantation-based consulting firm Sunshine Strategies and $1,000 to Wilton Manors-based 1776 Inc.<\/p>\n He also paid $448 to Miami-based Little River Press for door hangers and $75 for a sponsorship with the Palm Beach Treasure Coast AFL-CIO.<\/p>\n The rest covered compliance, bank fees and donation-processing fees.<\/p>\n Mangeney\u2019s Q4 gains pushed him past the $64,000 mark. He had about $34,000 heading into the new year.<\/p>\n Gerwig had nearly $98,000.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25JF-7.9.25-FL-Politics-Ads-728X90-V2.png\")
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