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Florida: John Mica Maintains Big Cash Advantage Over Sandy Adams

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jonathan Miller
Posted August 3, 2012 at 3:21pm

In the nasty Member-vs.-Member GOP primary north of Orlando, 10-term Rep. John Mica maintained a sizable cash-on-hand lead over freshman Rep. Sandy Adams.

According to Federal Election Commission reports filed on Thursday, Mica ended July 25 with $960,000 to Adams’ $453,000. In the pre-primary filing period from July 1-25, Mica raised more than twice as much as Adams, but spent $431,000. Adams spent only $78,000 during that period. The majority of Mica’s expenditures were for media advertising.

Adams received July donations from the campaign accounts of GOP Reps. Austin Scott (Ga.) and Geoff Davis (Ky.), who has since resigned his seat, along with $2,000 from the political action committee affiliated with Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman (Ind.).

Adams also received $5,000 from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s PAC.

During the pre-primary period, Mica received $1,000 from the PAC affiliated with GOP Rep. Tim Murphy (Pa.).

Mica has an edge in the Aug. 14 primary, but GOP insiders are not counting Adams out.

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