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PolitiFact refutes Dan Gelber’s claim he raised most money of all AG candidates

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State Sen. Dan Gelber says he has received more contributions than any other candidate in the race to become Florida’s next attorney general.

“We received over $325,000 in contributions, and we did this during a shortened fundraising quarter of two months,” he wrote. “I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race — Republican or Democrat.”

We wondered if this was accurate, so we checked in with the Gelber campaign where aide Christian Ulvert told us the actual number was $321,000. Continue reading here.

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