POTUS likes what he sees in CD 8.
President Donald Trump wants Mike Haridopolos[1] back in Congress.
In a social media post Saturday, he called the former Florida Senate President an “America First Patriot who is doing a fantastic job representing Florida’s 8th Congressional District.”
Haridopolos is actively campaigning for another term. Per Federal Elections Commission[2] records, he had roughly $675,000 on hand as of the end of September.
To put that in perspective, the next-highest fundraiser in the race is Democrat Paul Dellinger[3], who has just more than $2,000 on hand.
Haridopolos won more than 62% of the vote in November over Democrat Sandy Kennedy.
He also fared well in a Republican Primary[4], taking 72% of the vote over two Republican opponents. But those opponents had initially filed to challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Bill Posey. The timing[5] of Haridopolos’ candidacy and Posey’s retirement announcement, which officially dropped after the deadline to enter the race, kept most established contenders out of the contest.
Haridopolos has quickly established himself as a voice on the hill on financial issues and matters related to the space industry. He was named in January[6] as Chair of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. He also filed[7] the Greenlighting Growth Act in his first term, legislation that streamlines disclosure rules for startups.
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A.G. Gancarski and Jacob Ogles contributed reporting.
References
- ^ Mike Haridopolos (truthsocial.com)
- ^ Federal Elections Commission (www.fec.gov)
- ^ Paul Dellinger (www.fec.gov)
- ^ Republican Primary (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ timing (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ in January (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ filed (floridapolitics.com)