District 33 State Representative Randy Fine has announced his bid to run for State Senator to replace Senator Debbie Mayfield who has termed-out. Since his January announcement, Fine has been on a social media binge of self-published press releases and paid articles to celebrate his candidacy, while attempting to intimidate any possible opposition.
After a modest first month of fundraising, only bringing in just over $11,000, Fine went all in to hold a high-profile fundraising event at the Brevard Zoo. Fine posted an official host committee flyer, updating it almost daily. The final list had 82 names on it. Of those 82 names for his fundraiser, only 25 of them actually donated money.
In fact, of the $379,825 Fine reports to have raised since January this year, only 11.9% of that money came from citizens who actually live in the District that he is running for. Clearly, individuals and organizations from North and South Florida, as well as across the Country, are much more invested in Fine obtaining this position, than the people he would (or should) be representing. In contrast, in 2020, of Senator Mayfield’s donors, over 80% came form her actual District.
In his most recent press release, Fine states that he has raised $1 million between his campaign account, and his Political Action Committee “Friends of Randy Fine.” What he leaves out in his statement is that $500,000 of that total can be attributed to a loan he made to himself all the way back in 2016.